Negev

Reporter's notebook: The road out of Israel runs through a grotty Egyptian office - feature

With flights grounded and missiles overhead, one journalist's wartime exit took him from the Negev desert to a shakedown at the Taba border crossing.

An Israeli police car blocks the road on the Israeli side of the Taba crossing leading into Egypt on February 16, 2014.
Cache of ancient ostrich eggs found at an archaeological site near Nitzana, March 29, 2026.

Collection of 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered under sand dunes in southern Israel

A semi-portable bomb shleter is set up near a caravan in this unrecognized village on March 21, 2024 in Wadi Alnaam, Israel.

An Iranian missile wounded a doctor and baby, now 100 shelters are heading to the Negev

MDA responds to reports of wounded following Hezbollah rocket fire toward northern Israel on March 24, 2026.

Several wounded in central Israel Iranian missile barrage, one killed from Hezbollah rocket attack


Invest in the Negev and Galilee rather than in railways to Tel Aviv - opinion

For years, Israel has spent millions of shekels building infrastructures to “bring the peripheries closer to center,” instead of dealing with the peripheral transportation infrastructures themselves.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev gets on track with Israel Railways last month. The government must take action to support each regional and metropolitan hub, the writer argues.

A sweet stop on the way to Eilat: Yotvata’s chocolate tap is back

Yotvata’s chocolate tap is back for its seventh year, a beloved landmark on the road to Eilat, where travelers sip cold chocolate, grab souvenir cups, and enjoy a sweet break.

Chocolate Tap 2025, Yotvata Inn

New teachers’ neighborhood under construction near Israel’s Gaza border area

The project includes 20 homes for educators and their families relocating to the near-Gaza border area and is already attracting high demand.

The site of a planned teachers' neighborhood in southern Israel, August 27, 2025

Adva Growth invests in small and medium sized businesses in Northern and Southern Israel

Investment company Adva Growth will invest in SME's in the south and north of Israel with an enterprise value of up to 50 million shekels and will provide professional guidance.

Edward Misrahi, 'Adva Growth' founder, chairman and chief investment officer

Smilansky Festival returns – your guide to everything you must do in the capital of the Negev

Smilansky Festival returns to Beersheba’s Old City Aug 26–28 with Netta Barzilai, Margol & more. Enjoy live shows, food, art, plus our guide to the best restaurants, hotels & attractions.

Château d'Or

Video showing haredi youth desecrating Ben-Gurion's grave prompts outrage, police investigation

“Whether the video is authentic or fake, it attempts to tarnish David Ben-Gurion's memory," the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute stated,

Black flag in protest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed on the grave of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, March 22, 2020

Israel's heatwave expected to reach record-breaking highs this week, IMS warns

Temperatures are expected to reach up to 49° Celsius in the area surrounding the Sea of Galilee (where the current record temperature is 47°C), and up to 51°C in the Jordan Valley.

A summer heatwave; illustrative.

The vision for developing the Negev is becoming reality despite the challenges

Protection rackets are starting to be addressed - evidenced by the intensified involvement of the Lahav 433 unit in the Negev and legislative amendments that have passed.

Reznik and the institute team on a tour of the unrecognized villages.

Toxic gas leak contained at thermosolar plant in Ramat Negev

A hazardous materials leak at the Ramat Negev thermosolar power station near Ashalim is now under control, following extensive emergency operations.

Israeli firefighters applaud medical staff battling coronavirus outside the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2020.

New research reveals how Byzantine farmers adapted to droughts in the Negev's wine industry

“Our findings show how difficult it was to maintain agriculture in the desert and how vulnerable the system was during periods of prolonged drought," the researchers concluded.

  Kissufim Floor Mosaic from the 6th century CE depicts a camel carrying amphorae resembling Gazan jars found in the Negev Desert.