Fauda's fifth season sparks viral international reactions

The fifth season of the Israeli television series Fauda sparked controversy and a new understanding of the October 7 massacre around the world after it devoted several episodes to October 7, with episodes 7 and 8 focusing specifically on the Hamas-led attack. Both episodes received a 9.3 rating on IMDb, sparking widespread reactions on social media. Within a day of its release on Netflix, the series had already ranked seventh among the platform's 10 most watched shows in 43 countries.Israeli social media influencer Lee Malach wrote: “My entire feed is filled with tweets from Dutch and German people; I have no idea why, about the October 7 episodes of 'Fauda.' They are in total shock over what happened here, and the posts are difficult to read and very supportive of Israel.