Ben Sa’ada and Abdullah. Born on January 2, 1964 in the Bedouin community of Segev Shalom. The third of nine boys and girls: brother Abd al-Qader, Farhana, Fatma, Fallah, Salameh, Suleiman, Ida and Gazaya. He grew up in a warm and loving home for parents who devoted all their time to their children. Salem began his studies in his settlement, Segev Shalom, and continues at the Amal High School in Tel Sheva and completed a military school. As a child he was very curious and playful. His social skills were especially developed, surrounded by many friends with whom he liked to play and spend time. As a teenager, Salem was the mainstay of the community. Everywhere he went, he was well known and loved, and he was respected, trusted and appreciated. Salem was involved in matters of the Yishuv and was familiar with the issues on the agenda, and although he was not a regular member of the Segev Shalom Council, he was regularly called to attend meetings and to advise. During his lifetime, Salem established a large family. With his first wife Nora, he brought eight children to the world – the daughters Amira, Najat, Asaf and Tagrid, and the sons Abdullah, Becker, Abbas and Kamel. Lou and Salameh, his second wife, were the daughters of Saham and Basma, and Mansoura, his third wife, gave birth to the daughters Rawan and Rahad and his son Radwan. In the best tradition of the Bedouin, Salem decided to volunteer for the IDF, joining the Infantry Squadron on May 25, 1989. In the course of his thirteen years of service, he worked in all sectors of the Gaza Strip, And his commanders praised his devotion and professionalism.Salem, affectionately nicknamed “Abu Abdullah” after his eldest son, He rarely spoke about his military service in order to save his loved ones, but he was very pleased and proud of my job As a practical and calculating person, and looking forward to the future, he wanted to open a butcher shop and work as a butcher, as he always did to achieve the goal. He was about to complete his service within three months, but his life was cut short and his family was left in a state of shock and pain. “Senior Sergeant Salam Abu Marka fell in operational activity on the Arava on December 7, 2002. This was on Eid al-Fitr, the holiday celebrated at the end of the Ramadan fast. Salem spent his family time at the time of the event; He quickly arrived at the Eshet post on the border with Israel and went out with the commander of the reserve battalion. After identifying a suspicious vehicle on the Arava road, he got out of his vehicle to approach him. At that moment, a civilian vehicle drove through, killing and killing him. Salem, thirty-eight years old, was the third son his parents had lost. He was laid to rest in the Segev Shalom cemetery. He left three women and thirteen sons and daughters, a mother, three sisters and three brothers.
