Abed Al-Karim Al-Nasasra, 50: Dad of 10 slain trying to save partygoers
Murdered by Hamas near the Re’im Junction on October 7
Abed Al-Karim Al-Nasasra, 50, from the Bedouin town of Kuseife, was murdered by Hamas terrorists near the Re’im Junction on October 7.
A minibus driver, he had brought partygoers to the festival on Friday night. With the start of the rocket fire, they had asked him to return and pick them up.
He was trying to head back to the site of the rave to rescue them when he was shot dead in his van by Hamas terrorists along the highway.
Abed was buried in Kuseife on October 11. He is survived by two wives and 10 children.
“Abed was a wonderful guy, who always thought of others and wanted to help,” a family member told Ynet. “When someone needed help he would drop everything and come. His kids don’t stop asking when Dad is coming back.”
His brother, Youssef, told the Makan Arabic-language public broadcaster that when the partygoers called him asking to come back, his wife said she felt it was dangerous and that a war was starting.
“He told his wife, ‘I need to get them home as soon as possible,'” said Youssef.
A day after the attack, his family traced his car and found that he had been shot dead inside, but his body had already been collected by authorities, Youssef said. Abed had already brought one group home and gone back for another group of partygoers when he was killed.
“He knew what was going on, he couldn’t be indifferent to people, he could have stayed home and not gone out,” he said. “He could have called his son, called me, to ask for another car, we would have gone out together. Us, the Arabs in this area, we don’t abandon people who are stuck without coming to get them.”
Even during Abed’s funeral, Youssef said, “I couldn’t believe he was dead. You try to convince yourself and don’t succeed. Even today I can’t accept what happened.”
“Abed is a big personality, he was a people person, he was loved by people and kids, he had many friends,” his brother added. “We were always together, we went through everything together. I’m reminded of him at every turn.”
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