The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/negev-desert/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Negev Desert | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/negev-desert/ 32 32 Negev desert wins recognition as unique international wine region https://www.timesofisrael.com/negev-desert-wins-recognition-as-unique-international-wine-region/ Wed, 13 May 2026 13:18:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3821669 The region, stretching from Kiryat Gat to Eilat and home to some 60 winemakers, receives a terroir appellation after showing that the wines have their own identifiable profile

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]]> State bodies, NGOs up in arms over oil company’s plan to move into fiber optics https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-bodies-ngos-up-in-arms-over-oil-companys-plan-to-move-into-fiber-optics/ Wed, 13 May 2026 07:32:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3821116 Opponents say law limits Europe Asia Pipeline Company to transporting, storing crude oil; EAPC insists project will make Israel a regional communications hub

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]]> 3 injured as fragments of Iranian missile fall in unrecognized Bedouin village https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-injured-as-fragments-of-iranian-missile-fall-in-unrecognized-bedouin-village/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:03:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3786422 Soroka Hospital doctor said seriously wounded, his wife and 2-month-old baby lightly hurt; most community members lack bomb shelters

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]]> On the trail of Lawrence of Arabia: 1,400-year-old church found in the Negev https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-the-trail-of-lawrence-of-arabia-1400-year-old-church-found-in-the-negev/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:58:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3779639 Mosaic-decorated church uncovered at Nitzana National Park sheds light on the scene among pilgrims traveling through the Holy Land to Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt

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]]> Animated film short offers glimpse of stateless Bedouin teen’s life https://www.timesofisrael.com/animated-film-short-offers-glimpse-of-stateless-bedouin-teens-life/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:35:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685286 Producers say they hope 'Jamila's Loop' sheds light on the predicament of many Bedouin who lack access to basic rights due to their legal status

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]]> With growing tech and IDF campus on its way, Beersheba readies for a ‘golden age’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-growing-tech-and-idf-campus-on-its-way-beersheba-readies-for-a-golden-age/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:13:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3617629 Low housing prices, new infrastructure, and an influx of soldiers promise change — but deep social and planning challenges remain

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]]> Plan for vast solar field riles critics seeking to preserve Negev’s open vistas https://www.timesofisrael.com/plan-for-vast-solar-field-riles-critics-seeking-to-preserve-negevs-open-vistas/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 05:46:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3599628 Israel Land Authority proposes using extant infrastructure near Ramon Crater to help meet goal of 30% renewable power by 2030, but some warn of project's wide potential impacts

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]]> Telling victims’ stories, artist turns Nova’s killing fields into a healing memorial https://www.timesofisrael.com/telling-victims-stories-artist-turns-novas-killing-fields-into-a-healing-memorial/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:18:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3514632 Teaming up with victims' families and KKL-JNF, Amir Chodorov is working around the clock to commemorate the lives of each of the hundreds of people slaughtered there on October 7

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]]> Archaeologists in Negev unearth 1,200-year-old jug decorated with camels https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-unearth-1200-year-old-jug-decorated-with-camels-in-negev/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:19:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3512018 Artifact daubed with red pattern and trio of animals, considered advanced for its time, discovered near olive press in Yatir Forest

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]]> After US pledges a Mars landing, Israeli deep space venture hitches wagon to Trump’s star https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-us-pledges-a-mars-landing-israeli-deep-space-venture-hitches-wagon-to-trumps-star/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:48:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3470977 Creation-Space launches accelerator to invest in young startups tailoring tech solutions toward a sustainable human presence on the Red Planet and improving life on Earth

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]]> Pioneering Bedouin school models sustainable, solar-powered living https://www.timesofisrael.com/pioneering-bedouin-school-models-sustainable-solar-powered-living/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:00:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437313 First-of-its-kind project, which engages pupils in tech research, stars at confab on solar energy for Bedouin, where planners also announce green light for three new solar fields

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]]> First legal camel race held in Israel with thousands of spectators https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-legal-camel-race-held-in-israel-in-front-of-thousands-of-spectators/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:22:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3410014 Bedouin host says Negev event is symbol for coexistence with Jewish communities: 'We are here together, and we will stay together and we will live here together, in peace'

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]]> Unrecognized Bedouin village gets its first-ever rocket shelter, as war rages https://www.timesofisrael.com/unrecognized-bedouin-village-gets-its-first-ever-rocket-shelter-as-war-rages/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:10:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3176611 Umm al-Hiran, like many vulnerable Negev communities, lacks infrastructure – including critical protection from missiles – and is at risk of displacement

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]]> Planners green-light new nature reserve in Negev Desert https://www.timesofisrael.com/planners-green-light-new-nature-reserve-in-negev-desert/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:40:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3110508 Ramat Mazar is home to several species that are unique to Israel, among them the Nubian ibex, dorcas gazelle, desert tawny owl and Blanford's fox

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]]> Seven Bedouin arrested for involvement in illegal camel races in IDF firing zone https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-seven-bedouin-suspected-of-involvement-in-illegal-camel-races/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:02:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3085718 Footage of the races shows dozens of camels, trucks and all-terrain vehicles crossing army zone at high speed

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