(Washington Post) Loveday Morris - A silver Volkswagen minibus sits in a sandy lot on the edge of Sderot in Israel. Its seats were stained with dried blood and covered in smashed glass. Bullet holes pocked its sides. A blue Israeli ID gave a clue to its owner: Sami Gergawi, 51, from Wadi al-Na'am, a Bedouin village. Dozens of the victims of Hamas' brutal attack on Oct. 7 were Arab citizens of Israel, among them at least 18 Bedouins, descendants of traditional nomadic communities. Gergawi was gunned down as militants took up sniping positions at Sderot intersections and caused havoc on city streets in their mission to kill and kidnap. A father of 30 children with three different mothers, his presence leaves a gaping hole, the family said. Gergawi was ferrying Gazan workers who have permits to work in Israel from their accommodations to farms near the border. On the back seat next to a bloodied buckle lay another identity card for a temporary worker from Beit Lahia in Gaza.
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