Dimona

Looter indicted after pretending to be emergency worker at Dimona rocket crash site

The suspect was arrested shortly after committing the crimes; he was indicted for trespassing, theft, breaking and entering, and using a vehicle to commit a crime. 

The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.
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.

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

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


As Iran strikes Dimona, repeated sirens send residents back and forth from home to shelter

At least 25 people had been injured in the city in incidents involving falling interceptor debris and missile fragments. A boy around 10 years old and a woman in her 40s were moderately wounded.

IDF search and rescue forces operating at the scene of a munition impact in southern Israel on March 21, 2026.

Iran will target Dimona nuclear site if regime change is sought, Iranian official says

Iran will target the Israeli nuclear site of Dimona if Israel and the US seek regime change in the Islamic Republic, according to an Iranian military official.

Debris lies scattered in the aftermath of a strike on a police station, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026

The growing city in Israel: 17,000 additional apartments in Dimona

Dimona will triple its population. This week, a new master plan was signed with 17,000 new housing units and major infrastructure development.

Master Plan Agreement Signing.

Dimona presents: The festival that lets you enjoy time with your kids for only NIS 10

The puppet festival for children will take place during Hanukkah in the southern city, offering the audience puppet theater workshops and performances.

The puppet festival in Dimona

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.

Construction seen at Dimona site linked to suspected Israeli nuclear program - AP

Dimona's current reactor, which went online in the 1960s, is likely due for replacement or upgrade, which could also explain the construction. 

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

KKL-JNF strengthens Israel’s war-hit communities with housing subsidies, new projects

In the pilot phase, housing will be developed in seven towns: Yeruham, Dimona, Arad, Kiryat Shmona, Shlomi, Acre, and Nahariya.

 KKL-JNF to launch young community hubs in the periphery, led by pre-military academy graduates driving post-war social recovery.

With an investment of NIS 45 million: The Innovation Center in Dimona is underway

Construction work on the regional innovation center in Dimona is gaining momentum, and soon the place will become a warm home for innovation, entrepreneurship, and advanced technology.

 Construction work on the Innovation Center in Dimona

New project in Dimona: 198 apartments in the first phase, permit within three months

"Geshem Lamishtaken" is promoting Sunrise Residences, a new housing project in Dimona featuring a commercial floor, community services, and a link to the adjacent “Nof Bereshit” neighborhood.

 Sunrise Residences project by Geshem Holdings

Police find ancient treasures, weapons in Dimona antiquities probe

A Dimona resident was detained for questioning after the search uncovered not only the archaeological treasures but also a cache of weapons, ammunition, and currency. 

Ancient coins found in the home of a Dimona resident.