Kamar Abu Hamed

Kamar Abu Hamed, 12, of Daliat al-Carmel, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus on Moriah Boulevard in the Carmel section of Haifa.

The bus was traveling on the city's main Moriah Boulevard near the Carmel Center, on the way to Haifa University, when the blast turned the bus into a charred wreck and scattered bodies along the road. The suicide bomber, who had boarded the bus, had the bomb strapped to his body, laden with metal shrapnel in order to maximize the number of injuries. A total of 15 people were killed and 55 injured.

Kamar, an eighth grade student at Haifa's Municipal "E" High School, was on her way home when she was killed in the bombing. The Abu Hamed family was well-known in Daliat al-Carmel, a Druze town on the Carmel. Local council head Dr. Ramzi Halabi said, "Today Dalia has lost its moon - the meaning of the name Kamar."

Kamar's uncle, a former police officer and sapper, described her as a quiet girl, who "loved everyone and did everything to succeed at school."

Kamar Abu Hamed was buried in Daliat al-Carmel. She is survived by her parents, Yusuf and Johar, a brother and sister.