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


Tel Aviv nightlife to a rooftop proposal: A modern love story

A backgammon lesson in a Tel Aviv bar sparked a romance that spanned continents and eight years, ending in a heartfelt rooftop proposal.

Tzvi-Bar & Lexi: A trajectory.

Festive Valentine’s evening at Cinema City Beersheba – with a gift for celebrators

The restaurants of Cinema City in Beersheba will celebrate Valentine’s Day in a romantic atmosphere with festive decorations, special food and drink menus, and a DJ playing love songs.

Luciana, Beersheba

Former minister Gonen Segev denied early release, Beersheba court permits publication

In a statement cleared for release, Segev’s bid was rejected after the parole committee accepted arguments from the prosecution.

Former Israeli Energy Minister Gonen Segev seen at the Jerusalem District Court for suspicion of severe courts of espionage for an enemy state, spying and passing security information to Iran, on July 5, 2018.

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study

Jerusalem led the group in reported drinking water quality, and residents reported the fewest new cases of malignant tumors. 

Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

'Operation New Order': Border Police deployed to Beersheba to combat gang violence - report

This marks the second phase of Operation New Order, which is focused on fighting crime in Israel's southern communities and among the Bedouin people in the Negev desert.

Israeli border police officers raid the neighbourhood of Kafr Aqab, January 26, 2026 (Illustrative).

My friend and IDF hero Josh Boone: May his memory be a blessing - opinion

On Oct. 7, Josh went North to fight Hezbollah. Four months later, I was home, but Josh stayed, bouncing from reserve unit to reserve unit, always saying there was more to do, more people to protect.

Joshua Boone.

Supreme Court reveals suspect who infiltrated IDF's Southern Command on October 7

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the name of a man accused of infiltrating IDF command facilities after October 7 may be published, easing secrecy in a sensitive espionage case.

Israeli officers seen participating in a ceremony at the IDF's Southern Command base, July 2023

Court sentences two men to 38 months in prison for looting victims of Nova festival massacre

The judge said the defendants’ actions represented a “particularly grave moral failure,” adding that they had shown a “crude trampling of the most basic elements of human compassion.”

 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah to Israel now - opinion

Recently, the Jewish Agency introduced an aliyah project aimed specifically at South African couples aged 60+ with family already in Israel, who cannot afford to purchase a home here.

South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.

Three Israelis sentenced to prison for looting Nova music festival site after October 7

Judge Shosh Shitrit sentenced 29-year-old Liran Yaakobov to 36 months in prison, 30-year-old Netanel Aviv to 38 months, and 30-year-old Oz Hai Rachum to 40 months.

 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.