Abu Sabit, Awad

Ben Friga and Uda. Was born on 3 January 1979 in the Tarabin tribe near Hura and grew up in the Abu-Raqik tribe near Yatir. He attended elementary school and a high school in Kseifeh. When he was only 11 years old, his father died and he remained with his mother and brothers and helped as much as possible to support the family. Awad was a kind and friendly man. He was timid and shy but contributed a great deal to the community, quietly and discreetly. He liked to play sports. At the beginning of August 1997 he enlisted in the IDF and served in the General Security Forces, and Awad was killed during his service on 12.12.1998 in a car accident that took place in Omer, He was brought to rest in the Muslim cemetery at the Shoket junction at a combined military-Muslim ceremony, where thousands of Negev residents, officers and soldiers, accompanied him on his last journey, leaving a mother and twenty-two brothers and sisters. The then Chief of Staff, Shaul Mofaz, wrote to the grieving family: “Awad, of blessed memory, served as a combat soldier in the Desert Patrol Battalion Southern Command, when a car accident. … Awad described by his superiors as a soldier smiling, he loved to help and assist those around him and believed in the justness when filling out its tasks. Israeli Defense Force salute Awad and, through the witness of the Bedouin entirely on the activities their common fight to maintain national security. ” “Awad, a smiling young man with a special sense of humor, enlisted in the IDF in order to serve the country, to lend a hand to the fighting system and to other members of the minority. Awad began his service in the Desert patrol battalion in basic training and was ordained as a basic combat soldier. Due to medical problems that prevented Awad from serving in the battalion, he was transferred to serve as a soldier in the command company. We have no words to express the great pain and the void created by the death of Awad. You, the family, have stayed to preserve the memory, the way and the work of Awad. … His memory will always be preserved in our hearts. May you know no more sorrow and complete consolation. “