From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 7, 2024
Sister of murdered ambulance driver: ‘He was our light, our life’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Maysam Abu Wasel Darawshe speaks at the Bereaved Families Ceremony about her brother, Awad, an ambulance driver who was killed at the Nova desert rave on October 7.
She says he was the youngest child in the house, “our light, our life, someone who filled our home with warmth and love,” a dreamer who wanted to be a doctor and a chef, to have his own home and to stay close to their parents.
He stayed at the party to help people during the Hamas attack. When he came home in an ambulance, this time it was just his body, says his sister.
Abu Wasel Darawshe asks to speak the words their mother says about him, which are in Arabic, the same language that on that morning was associated with blood and horror: “Awad was a gift from heaven. His journey was short, but it carried great and profound meanings: He taught us how to love each other, to help one another, and not to let hatred and jealousy reside within us.”
The audience once again applauds.
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