According to reports, a crew member from the well-liked Israeli television series Fauda was killed in action in Gaza. According to The Jerusalem Post, Matan Meir, a staff member on the program and a reserve in Israel's 551st Brigade's 697th Battalion, was named on an IDF list of troops who lost their lives while doing their duties in Gaza. The 'Fauda' social media team also sent a message on social media confirming Matan Meir's passing.

"We are heartbroken to announce that Matan Meir, a member of the Fauda family, was killed in combat in Gaza. Matan was a vital component of the crew. This awful loss has devastated the cast and crew. We offer our sympathies to Matan's friends and family. The message said, "May his soul rest in peace."

Meir was from Odem, the IDF said when they announced his passing. The member of the crew of the Fauda served in the IDF's 551st Brigade, 697th Battalion.

Meir produced a number of television productions in addition to Fauda, such as the cop series.

The man behind Fauda, Avi Assacharoff, also expressed his condolences on X, stating that the member of the production crew had been killed in combat in northern Gaza.

October 7 was the start of the Hamas war against Israel. israel then promised to destroy Hamas and started a counteroffensive against the terrorist organization.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of israel, described Hamas as an "integral part of the axis of terrorism" headed by Iran, claiming that it poses a threat to both the Arab world and the Middle East.

"Hamas is an integral part of the axis of terrorism led by Iran, and this axis of terrorism and evil endangers the entire Middle East, and the entire Arab world as well," he said at a press conference held at Kirya in Tel Aviv alongside Israel's Defence minister Yoav Gallant and minister Benny Gantz. I think a lot of Arab leaders are aware of this."The prime minister of israel called on the heads of Arab governments to denounce Hamas. He mentioned how Gaza has suffered greatly over the last 16 years due to Hamas.

Two things, he claimed, had been brought to Gaza's citizens by Hamas: "blood and poverty." israel would not modify its belief in the justice of the cause, he claimed, no matter how much pressure from abroad. He said, "In any case, I would like to make it clear: No international pressure or reviling of IDF soldiers and our state will change our faith in the justice of our cause and in our right and our obligation to defend ourselves."

Netanyahu declared that "victory" is the aim of Israel's "full force" offensive against Hamas. He declared that israel would destroy Hamas and retrieve the captives. He said that thousands of terrorists, including top leaders and notorious killers who were engaged in the october 7 attack on israel, had been slain by Israeli forces.

"The war against Hamas-ISIS is advancing at full force and it has one goal - victory. There is no substitute for victory. We will eliminate Hamas and bring back our hostages. IDF forces have completed the encirclement of the city of Gaza," Netanyahu said.

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