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Gunfire, fireworks and flying chairs: 24 arrested after 100-person brawl in Rahat | Watch

Several people were lightly wounded, including two officers, as police used stun grenades and pepper spray to restore order

Hassan Shaalan | 08.01.26

Israeli woman discovers husband, father of her child is Gaza resident after traffic stop

Prosecutors say Saher Brik posed as a man from Rahat, married the northern Israeli woman and fathered her child; police uncovered his identity after being pulled over for driving with tinted windows

Israel Moshkovitz | 07.23.26

‘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

TikTok insult sparks deadly family feud in Rahat: 3 brothers indicted for double murder

Three brothers from Rahat were indicted for the aggravated murder of Ashraf Abu Madigam 38, and his nephew Abdullah , 17 - relatives killed in a violent family feud sparked by a TikTok video; Two other suspects remain at large

Ilana Curiel | 01.04.26

Robbers storm Rahat phone shop with M16 and handguns, steal $32,000 in goods

Three masked gunmen armed with an M16 rifle and a pistol raided a phone store in Rahat, stealing about 120,000 shekels in merchandise; The owner lashed out at police and Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over security

Ilana Curiel, Hasn Shalan | 11.30.25

Three killed, six injured, three arrested in night of crime across Israel

Lakiya man was shot dead in Tel Sheva in a suspected clan feud; four officers were hurt in a Rahat chase; 24-year-old man was wounded in another Rahat shooting; two men were found slain near Ibtin in what police say was a criminal attack

Hassan Shaalan | 10.17.25

יוליה צ'בן ועבד אלרחמאן אלזיאדנה שנרצחו בחוף בזיקים ב 7/10, התיעודים של יוליה צ'בן ועבד אלרחמן אלזיאדנה מהחוף בזיקים

Julia and Abed: A love story cut short by Hamas terrorists at Zikim Beach on Oct. 7

Julia Cheban, 24, and Abed al-Rahman al-Ziadna, 26, spent their final moments together at Zikim Beach, where Hamas terrorists struck on Oct. 7; couple’s bond — between a Jewish woman and a Bedouin man — became a symbol of love cut short by tragedy

Ilana Curiel | 10.06.25

Fallen soldier G'haleb Sliman Alnasasra laid to rest in Rahat

IDF tracker from Bedouin city killed in exchange of fire near security buffer zone along Gaza border with Israel; he is the first IDF fatality since the collapse of the ceasefire and resumption of fighting

Alexandra Lukash | 04.20.25

Police, Shin Bet arrest 2 settlers suspected of attacking Bedouin women

Suspects linked previously to violent attacks; outpost says they were local security team ensuring the women were not involved in terrorism

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.12.24

Far-right Knesset member justifies attack on Arab-Israeli family in West Bank: 'Could have been case of espionage'

Limor Son Har-Melech downplayed the severity of the incident in which an Arab Israeli family en route to Nablus were stormed by Jewish settlers after they turned into a West Bank outpost; 'They sprayed us with tear gas, aimed a rifle at us and said they would kill us'

Shilo Freid, Hassan Shaalan | 08.11.24

Remnants of 1,500-year-old church discovered in southern Israel

During excavations south of Rahat, remnants of an ancient Byzantine church were uncovered, with etchings of ships on its walls; 'While the ship is an ancient Christian symbol, these carvings likely illustrate the actual vessels that brought the pilgrims to the Holy Land,' say researchers

Yaron Drukman | 05.23.24

A view of the Bedouin city of Rahat, in Israel’s Negev Desert

In wake of Hamas attack, Bedouin A-Team rises to the challenge

After suffering heavy losses in October 7 massacre, Bedouin community establishes the al-Faaza rescue team, comprised entirely of Bedouin volunteers and aimed at offering immediate first aid during crises

Ilana Curiel | 02.23.24

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