The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beersheba/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:34:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Beersheba | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beersheba/ 32 32 Two killed by explosive device in car on road near Beersheba https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-killed-by-explosive-device-in-car-on-road-near-beersheba/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:49:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3834544 Vehicle veers off Route 40; passengers declared dead at scene; police say fire caused by bomb, incident tied to organized crime; man stabbed to death in Ashkelon

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]]> Footage seems to contradict claim Arab prosecutor resisted arrest before cops beat him https://www.timesofisrael.com/footage-seems-to-contradict-claim-arab-prosecutor-resisted-arrest-before-cops-beat-him/ Fri, 08 May 2026 14:57:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3819290&preview=true&preview_id=3819290 Body cam footage leaked to Haaretz appears to show police officers pouncing on lawyer within seconds of entering Beersheba apartment

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]]> Police said to beat, break nose, arrest a state prosecutor, who is Arab, over noise complaint https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-officers-said-to-beat-break-nose-of-arab-prosecutor-over-noise-complaint/ Fri, 08 May 2026 00:44:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3818824 Police say that State Attorney's Office lawyer attacked officers, but he and coworkers reject the claim; Department of Internal Police Investigations opens probe

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]]> Two arrested for allegedly shooting at anti-government protesters with airsoft gun https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-arrested-for-allegedly-shooting-at-anti-government-protesters-with-airsoft-gun/ Sun, 03 May 2026 09:47:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3815177 Suspects said to have fired from car as they circled Beersheba rally, hitting participants but causing no injuries; in Tel Aviv, protesters demand Oct. 7 state commission of inquiry

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]]> Riding the rails through a fractured land, young people reflect on real life, today https://www.timesofisrael.com/riding-the-rails-through-a-fractured-land-young-people-reflect-on-real-life-today/ Sun, 03 May 2026 03:00:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3801617 Along a journey from Nahariya on the Lebanese border to the southern city of Beersheba, six interviewees discuss 30 months of war, society, Israeli media and their hopes for the future

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]]> Iranian missile attack sparks blaze in chemical plant, fears of hazardous leak https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-missile-attack-sparks-blaze-in-chemical-plant-fears-of-hazardous-leak/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:42:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3790483 No injuries in strike on Neot Hovav industrial zone; Environmental Protection Ministry later gives all clear after locals told to stay away; another missile hits Beersheba, lightly injuring 11

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]]> 3,500 people evacuated, 10,946 damage claims filed since start of latest Iran war https://www.timesofisrael.com/3500-people-evacuated-10946-damage-claims-filed-since-start-of-latest-iran-war/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:38:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3780892 State comptroller report shows most evacuations from Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Beit Shemesh and Beersheba, with half of damage claims coming from Tel Aviv region

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]]> Filipina caretaker killed by Iranian missile remembered by employers as ‘angel on Earth’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/employers-of-filipina-caretaker-killed-by-iranian-missile-remember-angel-on-earth/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:50:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3766768 Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera was 'injured while selflessly assisting her patient to safety,' died on the way to the hospital

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]]> 19 injured, one moderately, as Iranian missile hits Beersheba amid multiple barrages https://www.timesofisrael.com/19-injured-one-moderately-as-iranian-missile-hits-beersheba-amid-multiple-barrages/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:52:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3766580 PM's office denies Revolutionary Guard's 'fake' claim it came under attack; salvos send millions to shelters, including MKs at Knesset and mourners at funeral

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]]> IDF to relocate 11 bases from central Israel to free up land for real estate https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-relocate-11-bases-from-central-israel-to-free-up-land-for-real-estate/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:57:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3763410 Defense Ministry says move will yield more than 3 square km of land for housing, commerce; authorities to also mull moving IDF HQ out of Tel Aviv; units to soon move to new Beersheba tech campus

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]]> Man swept away by flash flood found dead https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-swept-away-by-flash-flood-found-dead/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:43:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3723222 Tamer Alzagarneh, 21, from Bedouin town of Hura, was seen being carried off Monday near Hebron; body recovered 25 kilometers away, close to Beersheba

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]]> Israeli teen indicted on terror charges for allegedly planning ISIS-inspired bombing https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-teen-indicted-on-terror-charges-for-allegedly-planning-isis-inspired-bombing/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:42:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3703748 Prosecutors allege that 18-year-old from Negev tried to build IEDs, plotted to attack IDF soldiers at Beersheba bus station, after being radicalized by ISIS and Hamas online

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]]> ‘I’m the landlord here’: Ben Gvir tours Bedouin town amid crime wave, sparking anger https://www.timesofisrael.com/im-the-landlord-here-ben-gvir-tours-bedouin-town-amid-crime-wave-sparking-anger/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:42:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3695985 Visit comes as Bedouin leaders protest exclusion from decision-making on spiking Negev violence, despite Arab locales bearing brunt of bloodshed

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]]> Beersheba resident indicted on charges of spying for Iran during military service https://www.timesofisrael.com/beersheba-resident-indicted-on-charges-of-spying-for-iran-during-military-service/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:21:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693300 22-year-old divulged info about base where he served, though most of what he said was false, prosecutors say; defendant also allegedly hid a gun in Rishon Lezion at agent's behest

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]]> Fires in 9 Beersheba buildings lead to teen’s arrest on suspicion of arson https://www.timesofisrael.com/fires-in-9-beersheba-buildings-lead-to-teens-arrest-on-suspicion-of-arson/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:11:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693196 Fire and rescue investigators say they found evidence of intentional acts in at least two cases

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