Tags

Negev

The drones smuggling weapons into Israel could one day attack its military bases
From drug smuggling to terror plots: The growing security threat in Israel's Negev
Opinion: The Shin Bet says 72 southern residents have been arrested this year over suspected security offenses, including a plot to form an armed cell; smuggling drones, illegal weapons and criminal profits could turn organized crime into a national security threat
Yossi Yehoshua | 10.09.26
חשודים חמושים
Armed groups with ties to terror organizations emerging in Negev, says Shin Bet chief
Security officials are increasingly concerned over armed groups and military infrastructure in the Negev with ties to terrorist organizations, amid surging weapons smuggling and persistent violent crime despite government pledges to restore law and order
Moran Azulay, Ilana Curiel | 10.06.26
Southern Israel high school principal arrested on suspicion of biting student during brawl
Principal’s son and nephew allegedly involved in brawl; student says principal shoved, bit and slapped him, while principal says student ambushed and brutally attacked his son
Ilana Curiel | 09.24.26
רועי יוסף בחממה בבאר מילכה
‘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
Negev AI
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
מדריד ספרד
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
יעלים נוביים
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
אוטובוס בכרם
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
ועידת "2026: מחזית לצמיחה"
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
תיעוד מהשניות הראשונות לאחר הירי באחמד
‘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
אחמד סעיד אל-נעאמי שנורה למוות בידי שוטרים ברהט
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
אחמד סעיד אל-נעאמי שנורה למוות בידי שוטרים ברהט
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
More Articles
Hot Tags
Today
This Week
This Month
actorAIAlexei NavalnyAliyahAmazonAmine AyoubAnalysisAnthropicAntisemitismApache helicopter
Hot Tags
Today
This Week
This Month
actorAIAlexei NavalnyAliyahAmazonAmine AyoubAnalysisAnthropicAntisemitismApache helicopter
Related Tags
AITerrorArtificial IntelligenceElectionShin BetTechnologyBezalel Smotrichhigh-techAnimalsCrime
""