Beersheba

Israel’s most famous market lands in the capital of the Negev

Starting Thursday, the Grand Bazaar will operate twice a week in the Beersheba Market as part of a NIS 65 million urban renewal project to bring the public back to the historic market.

Beersheba Municipal Market.
 Soroka Medical center doctor, Muhammad Azzam, 34, was arrested for pledging allegiance to ISIS, August 22, 2024.

Ex-Soroka doctor jailed for ISIS membership after collecting explosives, poison manuals

Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

Nania Melda.

Beersheba man arrested after calling police to report himself for fatally stabbing ex-wife


Three minors indicted for threatening two others into performing sexual acts on each other

According to the indictment, the main defendant called on the complainants to approach him, after which the defendants allegedly subjected them to severe abuse for approximately two hours.

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

Public hospital in the Negev to enter planning and oversight phase

Peres Medical Center in Beersheba will include 2,100 beds, a train station, and direct connection to local tech park.

The Shimon Peres Medical Center in the Negev

Israeli settler indicted for reckless homicide in killing of Awdah Hathaleen

Yinon Eliya Levi, 33, killed Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen during a confrontation in the South Hebron Hills village of Umm al-Khair last July.

Awdah Hathaleen.

Abu Farchi leads Maccabi Tel Aviv into Europa League qualifying

The yellow-and-blue have featured in the Europa League in each of the past two seasons and will look to make it three years in a row in the continent’s second-tier competition.

SAYED ABU FARCHI celebrates after scoring the second of his two goals in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 3-1 Super Cup victory over Hapoel Beersheba as the 20-year-old striker looks to build on his breakout season.

Prosecutors indict Beersheba man, 28, for attempted attack on former MK Mossi Raz

Prosecutors say Asaf Israel Arye prepared a knife and pepper spray, traveled to Raz’s home and later sought the address of former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Meretz MK Mossi Raz leads Interior and Environmental Protection Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 13, 2022.

Police foil terror plot targeting Beersheba police, central bus stations, four arrested

According to the Shin Bet, they planned to carry out an attack at a police station in the south and were arrested at an advanced stage of planning when they were equipped with weapons.

Israel Police car

Police foil terror plot targeting Beersheba police, central bus stations, four arrested

According to the Shin Bet, they planned to carry out an attack at a police station in the south and were arrested at an advanced stage of planning when they were equipped with weapons.

[FILE PHOTO] Police at the scene of a stabbing attack at the central bus station in Beer Sheva, southern Israel, on March 31, 2024.

Israel approves defense merger for Israel Aerospace Industries, Elta ahead of massive IPO

According to the Government Companies Authority's valuations, IAI could be listed at a valuation of 100 billion shekels, following a surge in 2025 sales to 7.8 billion dollars.

The IAI, Israel Aerospace Industries company logo is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 09, 2025 in London, England.

Ben-Gurion University study finds step speed may predict longevity in older adults -study

While medical care usually measures life expectancy through chronological age or the number of chronic illnesses, physical indicators like walking speed seem to be strong indicators of health.

An elderly couple running in the forest

IDF, Shin Bet arrest eight Palestinians suspected of assaulting Israelis in West Bank village

Separately, Israel Police on Thursday arrested a resident of the West Bank town of Tarqumiyah suspected of being involved in the criminally motivated kidnapping of an IDF soldier.

The IDF arrests eight Palestinians in Mukhmas suspected of attacking Israelis, July 3, 2026.