Hussein (Amer), and Samar-Muhammad
Ben Salha and Mohammed. Was born on February 10, 1981 in the Druze village of Hurfeish in the Western Galilee. He is seven years old among the eight children of the family. When he was two and a half years old, he was run over by a car in front of his house, and Samar was hospitalized in Haifa for 40 days, including three weeks without recognition. Samar’s father, who had a special relationship with his son, retired from work and sat next to his son all the time until he recovered. Samer attended elementary and high school in Hurfeish. He grew up into a charming young man, polite and loved by everyone, the pride of his family. Many of his contemporaries serve in the IDF in the permanent army, and Samar was motivated to enlist in the IDF, to be a soldier and a combat officer. At the recruiting center, he hid the story of the accident, so as not to lose his profile. The fact that his older brother was wounded while serving in Lebanon did not deter him voluntarily from contributing to the army and developing a military career. In August 1999, Samar enlisted in the IDF and joined the Druze infantry battalion, many of whose soldiers are members of Hurfeish. From the beginning he distinguished himself as a wonderful member and as a courageous fighter. His commander said that Samar was an excellent soldier and he asked to be taken to the officer’s office. On November 23, 2000, Samer fell in combat in the Erez crossing in the Gaza Strip. The battalion’s fighters held a section around the ‘Erez checkpoint’ and on the same day a number of charges were fired against the battalion’s jeeps. “When we heard about the explosion of the cargo in the battalion camp near Nahal Oz, all the soldiers fought for the right to go out to fight. Samer was the quickest of all, and got on the first vehicle. “When they began to comb the area of the blast, Samar was placed in a cover, hit by a Palestinian sniper and was killed, and his comrades said that Samar was supposed to be on the same day, but postponed his holiday for the weekend He was buried in the military section of the Hurfeish cemetery, where he was raised to the rank of sergeant, and he was survived by his parents and seven brothers – Sussan, Nizar, Nada, Nadal, Jehan, The Tamar Regional Council (the settlements of the Dead Sea area and northern Arava), which adopts the Druze Infantry Regiment, dedicated the February 2001 issue of the ‘ To describe the battalion, its soldiers, and the council’s relations with them. The pamphlet tells of Samer, his life and death. His father wrote: “We loved Samar, he was a charming, polite and shy boy, and that’s fate, and we accept it, and Samer fell so that we all live safely in this country, and I hope Samer will be the last space. It will be in vain and peace will come. “
