A production crew working on the Netflix drama series “Fauda” was killed while fighting Hamas in northern Gaza over the weekend, the show announced.
Matan Meir, a reservist in the 697th Battalion of Israel’s 551st Brigade and a longtime crew member of the award-winning show, was killed in action in Gaza on Saturday, the show’s official X account wrote.
“We are deeply saddened to share that one of our Fauda family members, Matan Meir, was killed in action in Gaza,” the account posted.
“Matan is an important crew member. The cast and crew are saddened by this tragic loss. Our condolences to Matan’s family and friends. May his soul rest in peace.”
Meir, a 38-year-old reservist, was one of five soldiers of the 697th Battalion who were killed by an explosion from a tunnel shaft caught in the dark next to a mosque in the Beit Hanoun area, the Times of Israel reported.
Matan Meir, a reservist in the 697th Battalion of Israel’s 551st Brigade and a longtime crew member of the show, was killed in action in Gaza on Saturday. Telegram
“Fauda,” which means “chaos” in Arabic, was created by former IDF soldiers Lior Raz and Avi Isaacharoff and stars Raz as a commander in the IDF’s Mista’arvim undercover counter-terrorism unit.
One of Israel’s most popular series, “Fauda” has also been criticized by some for “whitewashing” the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine.
In addition to working on “Fauda,” Meir worked on other productions including “The Police,” “Manayek,” “The Dream Owner” and “Magpie,” among other series.
Meir worked as a crew member on the award-winning Netflix drama “Fauda.” @FaudaOfficial / X
The co-creator of the series mourned Meir as a man “with a heart of gold full of kindness and giving.”
“I love you, Matan. You are always there for me every moment. A person who works and gives because of true love,” Raz wrote in a statement to Ynet.
The main producer of “Fauda,” Liat Benasoli, remembers Meir as “a man with a different soul.”
Meir was one of four IDF soldiers killed in the explosion. AFP via Getty Images
“A real moshavnik and a man who had real joy in life. A production that just wanted to help and do for others. And all with a smile and love,” he said. “We will miss him very much.”
Meir has served for five years in the 697th Battalion of the 551st Brigade, whose fighters are “Israel’s highest,” writes Channel 13 reporter Aviram Elad in X.
The other four soldiers who were killed were Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, 39, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz, 44, Master Sgt. (res.) Sergey Shmerkin, 32, and Master Sgt. (res.) Netanel (Nati) Harush, 34.
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