Dimona

Israel’s Bedouin community open homes to victims of Dimona, Arad strike

Israel's Bedouin community rushed to support over 100 people wounded after an Iranian missile destroyed residential buildings in Dimona and Arad.

Sager Abu Srehan, vice principal at the Amal Reut School, was one of the first to extend his hand to those impacted by the Iranian attacks in Arad and Dimona.
Israeli ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter speaks to the media at the site of the recent shooting outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Iranian IRGC, Basij units skipping duty as cracks in Tehran's regime widen, ambassador says

View of the Orot Rabin Power Plant at Sadot Yam beach, central Israel, May 20, 2023

IRGC signals escalation, threatens energy sites in Israel, Middle East

 A view of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev desert outside Dimona, now called the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center.

Israel's open secret: Why is Dimona at the center of Israel’s nuclear weapon ambiguity? - explainer


‘Textile factory’ in Dimona to be renamed after Peres

As director-general of the Defense Ministry in the mid 1950s, Peres was instrumental in building a close relationship with France, which agreed to sell a nuclear reactor to Israel.

Peres at the Nuclear Research Facility

After 53 years, MKs call for emergency meeting to discuss upgrading Dimona nuclear reactor

Built in 1963 using technology acquired from France, the lifetime of the reactor – officially known as the Nuclear Research Center–Negev – is 40 years, according the manufacturer’s specifications.

Dimona nuclear reactor

ANALYSIS: The cloudy future of Israel's nuclear reactor

It's a "catch 22"- The very thing that could ultimately afford Israel the tools to build a new reactor would also prevent it from using the reactor as a nuclear deterrent.

Dimona nuclear reactor

Class action lawsuit filed against Israel Railways over Dimona train crash

Lawsuit demands that the train company pay NIS 1,500 per resident, which amounts to NIS 20 million.

Scene of train collision in Dimona

Israelis slain in Istanbul bombing laid to rest

Dimona Mayor Ben Biton praised one of the victims, Simcha Damri, for her years of charity work helping out needy families in Dimona, and called her “one of the foundations of the city."

Funeral of Simcha Damri‏

Negligence caused Dimona train crash and Bromine leak, environment minister says

The accident occurred when a cargo train collided with three cargo railcars that were standing on the tracks.

Scene of train collision in Dimona

Dimonans asked to stay indoors after train collision results in Bromine spill

Cargo train collides with three train wagons at entrance to city.

Scene of train collision in Dimona

Peres to ‘TIME’: Dimona suspicions helped achieve Oslo Accords

Retired veteran statesman tells TIME magazine that Arab suspicion over the Dimona nuclear center helped bring about the 1993 agreements on the peace process.

Former President Shimon Peres talks to the press after meeting with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House during his presidency last June

Study estimates Israel's nuclear weapon count stands at 115

Report by US based institute estimates Israel produced 660 kilograms of plutonium in 50 years.

Dimona nuclear reactor

Dimona: Jewish man stabs 4 Arabs in suspected nationalist attack

Four wounded in suspected revenge attack by Jew; Investigations are underway.

Dimona stabbings