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‘24 hours without water and the crop dies’: Negev farmers warn of collapse

Desalination shutdowns have cut irrigation during peak growing season, threatening hundreds of farms; growers warn of irreversible losses and demand government compensation

Ilana Curiel | 09.01.26

סמוטריץ' נואם לאחר קבלת תוצאות הרשימה לפריימריז

Smotrich hardens election rhetoric, vows to ‘Judaize’ Negev and Galilee and override officials

Finance minister proposes 40 new communities and 1 million additional Jewish residents, saying his party would take control of key land agencies and remove officials he calls ‘anti-Zionist’

Ilana Curiel, Yair Kraus | 08.27.26

Can Israel’s Negev become the proving ground for AI’s next frontier?

Analysis: As AI’s bottlenecks shift from software to power, cooling and water, Israel could turn the Negev’s harsh conditions into a testbed for technologies that make data centers more efficient worldwide

Itamar Mula | 08.17.26

Southern Israelis endure daylong blackout after masked gunmen shoot transformer, threaten crews

Repair crews fled after armed men approached with rifles, while residents of Neighborhood 1 in Tel Sheva say children, elderly people and the sick remain without power in the August heat

Ilana Curiel | 08.05.26

In Israel’s desert towns, endangered ibexes have become beautiful trouble

The endangered Nubian ibex is part of the Negev’s magic, but in towns like Midreshet Ben-Gurion and Mitzpe Ramon, the protected animals have also become a daily nuisance, damaging cars, devouring gardens and raising fears of a serious accident

Ilana Curiel | 06.27.26

The Negev’s quirkiest getaway: a bus, a plunge pool and total silence

In the Negev Highlands, an old bus hidden at the edge of a vineyard offers no room service, no staff and no cell signal, but its creators say that is exactly the point: solitude, silence and a rare chance to disconnect

Assaf Kamar | 06.19.26

From AI to space, tech leaders point to Negev as Israel’s next growth engine

Senior figures from high-tech, academia and government say the western Negev can become a new engine of Israeli innovation, saying the industry’s future cannot remain only in Tel Aviv

Tal Shahaf | 06.03.26

‘You killed him!’: seconds after fatal shooting of unarmed Rahat man caught on video | Content warning

Video shows Ahmad al-Naami lying by his car after the fatal shooting in Rahat; police say he attacked officers during a chase; his family disputes the account

Ilana Curiel | 05.10.26

אחמד סעיד אל-נעאמי שנורה למוות בידי שוטרים ברהט

Family of Rahat man killed in police chase says he could barely walk: ‘They could have shot him in the leg’

A reservist Border Police officer who shot dead Ahmad al-Naami of Rahat is being questioned by the police internal affairs unit; his family says he suffered a stroke 4 years ago; his brother: 'They could have shot him in the leg — not sent him to the grave'

Ilana Curiel | 05.09.26

Border Police officer suspended after fatal shooting of unarmed Rahat man

An initial inquiry found two officers chased Ahmad Said al-Naami into an alley, where police say he attacked them; one officer opened fire, killing him

Hassan Shaalan, Liran Tamari | 05.09.26

Unarmed Rahat man shot dead by Border Police during chase

Police say 50-year-old Ahmad Said al-Naami fled in his car, then on foot, resisted arrest and assaulted two officers, who opened fire after feeling their lives were in danger

Hassan Shaalan | 05.09.26

שיירת החמושים שביצעו ירי במהלך שיירה של חתונה בפזורה הבדואית

Comptroller warns collapsing governance in Negev threatening national security

Matanyahu Englman says crime, protection rackets, polygamy, illegal incursions into IDF bases and growing identification with Palestinians among Bedouin residents pose strategic threat, urging PM to appoint coordinator to lead national response

Ron Crissy | 04.28.26

Neot Hovav industrial zone hit for third time in Iran war

Last week, a missile hit the Adama chemical plant, causing extensive damage and lightly injuring six people, as fears of a hazardous materials leak forced workers to shelter while dozens of crews battled the blaze for hours

Ilana Curiel | 04.05.26

‘I hid in caves during sirens’: Israeli blogger 'Kuku Trip' refuses to stop traveling in wartime

Kobi Peled continues hiking and exploring caves across the country despite ongoing war, at times taking shelter underground during sirens as missile fire disrupts daily life

Assaf Kamer | 04.05.26

Morning after: drone footage shows widespread destruction in Arad and Dimona | Watch

About 175 people were wounded in the Iranian missile strikes, dozens of homes were damaged, hundreds evacuated to Dead Sea hotels and several buildings in Arad are slated for demolition as restrictions remain in place across parts of the south

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.22.26