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The terrifying call from his sister while she was cowering in a kibbutz bomb shelter that thrust Fauda’s Doron into the heart of the October 7th outrage…
Lior Raz, the Israeli actor who co-created and stars in *Fauda*, says a call from his sister on 7 October 2023 brought the Hamas-led attacks into his own life. She was sheltering with her children at a kibbutz near Gaza, with armed attackers nearby; Raz was in Romania and initially struggled to understand what was happening.
His sister was safe by the time Raz returned to Israel the next day, but he says he felt powerless and went south to help evacuate families trapped in their homes. He joined volunteer groups, using his military training and taking his Jeep and a gun into an area where missiles and attackers were still present. Raz says he has thought about that day ever since, and that its events informed the fifth series of *Fauda*.
In short
- Raz learnt his sister was sheltering from attackers while he was in Romania.
- He returned to Israel and helped evacuate families in the south.
- The events later informed the fifth series of *Fauda*.