Bedouin

Negev police chase ends in death of suspected weapons smuggler, Israeli Police say

After spotting the police, the driver, a man in his mid-20s, attempted to flee, driving recklessly through open terrain. 

Israeli Police found mid-20s man attempting to smuggle weapons in Negev region. January, 18.
Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026

The Negev is Israel’s sovereignty test, and the clock is ticking - opinion

Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026

Israel's military-style policing in Negev towns is a systemic failure - opinion

POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Foreign minors arrested for Tel Aviv stabbing as police continue illegal immigrant crackdown


Bedouin high school in the Negev opens new campus

CEO, Ariel Weisel: “The campus was born out of the belief that real change in Bedouin society must come from within, from young people with vision and the ability to create a better reality.”

Opening ceremony attended by President Isaac Herzog.

One dead, five in custody after gas station thieves' getaway car flips in police chase

The thieves attempted to steal a gas station safe in Dimona on Monday night, after robbing another gas station on Highway 90 in the Arava earlier that night. 

Damaged car flipped by gas station theives in car chase, November 18, 2025.

Syrian security forces arrested over participation in July's Sweida violence, cm'tee confirms

Syria committee into the investigation of July's violence issued a statement on Sunday, which also found there is no proof that "foreign fighters" participated in the Druze-Bedouin clashes.

People hold a Druze flag, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

WATCH: Retamim residents fear for safety after heavy gunfire from nearby Bedouin village

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the scene, and blamed previous Shin Bet head Ronen Bar for not acting on Bedouin crime.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir talks with residents of Carmit, southern Israel, November 17, 2025.

IDF detains Jewish settlers in West Bank arson attack on Palestinian village, four injured

Four Palestinians were injured in the settler attack, which extended to a factory, as well as agricultural lands, metal sheds, and several tents belonging to Bedouin families.

Israeli forces disperse Palestinian in the Hebron area, West Bank, November 10, 2025

Israel Land Authority cracks down on bedouin Negev land encroachment

Israel used advanced AI technology, including aerial scans, to help detect unauthorized structures in the Negev.

 Members of the Bedouin community in Southern Israel, convene a meeting with journalists, demanding justice for the death of their relative, Osama Abu Eissa, who was executed by Hamas terrorists during the October 7th attack, near Hura village, Israel November 9, 2023

Who was Bedouin IDF tracker, slain Gaza hostage Muhammad al-Atarash? - explainer

Atarash, from the southern Bedouin village of Sa'wa, was a tracker in the IDF's Bedouin Trackers Unit in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division.

Muhammad al-Atarash

Jewish-Arab equality is the only path forward: Lessons from Vivian Silver - opinion

Reality has proven to us again and again that the only viable path forward with the Bedouin community is the slow and difficult work of building trust, mutual respect, and belonging.

VIVIAN SILVER

Ibrahim Al-Arjani: The new threat to Israel's southern border - opinion

Ibrahim Al-Arjani, a billionaire from the Tarhabin Bedouin tribe, is largely responsible for gun and drug smuggling from Sinai into Israel.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Three Bedouin brothers shot in southern Israel after arms deal goes wrong - report

Two of the brothers were reportedly pronounced dead at the scene and the third succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.

Hamaam, Suleiman, and Sagar al-Qadi Tarabin