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3 injured as fragments of Iranian missile fall in unrecognized Bedouin village

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:03:57 +0000

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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With missiles flying again, most Negev Bedouin still exposed without any shelter

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:26:08 +0000

Barred from building safe rooms and lacking public shelters, many are forced to rely on inadequate protection, a problem endemic to Arab communities that the state has failed to deal with for years

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‘Go home’: Ben Gvir feuds with residents of southern Bedouin town after deadly shooting

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:49:25 +0000

Jawad Abu Assa, whose brother was murdered on Oct. 7, accuses far-right minister of trying to drive a wedge between Jews and Arabs during heated exchange in Tel Sheva

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Once hailed for Oct. 7 heroism, Bedouin bemoan a state they say has since turned its back

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:05:32 +0000

An exponential rise in demolitions for unrecognized Negev communities, coupled with poverty and record-high crime, leave those once feted for risking their lives feeling neglected and forgotten

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Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash, 39: Horse lover and father of 13

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:30:24 +0000

Killed battling Hamas on October 7 near Nahal Oz, his body taken captive to Gaza and returned in October 2025

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Sami al-Jerjawi, 51: Van driver and father of 30 ‘respected everyone’

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 15:57:50 +0000

Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Sha'ar Hanegev Junction on October 7

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Burrowing into ground, Israel’s Bedouin build makeshift bomb shelters to skirt red tape

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:55:58 +0000

Residents of unrecognized Negev villages are unable to get permits to construct secure rooms, so instead they improvise what they can, for peace of mind if not actual protection

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‘We’d die of hunger before we say we’re hungry’: Food insecurity is rife among Bedouin

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:16:40 +0000

Report reveals how food insecurity in unrecognized Bedouin villages began during COVID, was exacerbated post-Oct. 7 and has become a chronic issue, after decades of state neglect

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Minister says IDF neglects Haredim, Bedouins by relying on modern tech for missile alerts

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:45:41 +0000

Likud's Shlomo Karhi tells State Comptroller that ultra-Orthodox and Negev communities are less likely to receive alerts, says IDF 'irresponsible' for not expanding alert system

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Bridges, tents, and cement pipes: How Bedouin villages sheltered under Iranian strikes

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 04:10:32 +0000

Israel's conflict with Iran and the resulting missile barrages highlight a longstanding catch-22 for a community that can neither receive government bomb shelters nor build its own

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Cousins Amin, Jawad, Malek and Mahmoud al-Qoraan, 10, 11, 16 & 16

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 21:18:47 +0000

Slain in a rocket attack on the Bedouin village of Kukhleh in the south on October 7

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Unrecognized Bedouin village in Negev razed to make way for new Jewish community

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:53:33 +0000

Group representing impoverished towns slams 'population replacement' plan set to affect 9,000 residents from 14 localities; demolition said to go ahead over Shin Bet objection

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Border cop killed, 10 wounded in terror shooting attack at Beersheba central bus station

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:30:04 +0000

Female officer, 19, shot dead by terrorist who opened fire at people at a McDonald's; gunman was Israeli citizen and relative of perpetrator of 2015 attack inside same bus station

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Daily Briefing Aug. 15: Day 314 – Doha talks underway, while Arab cartoonists mock Iran

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:03:36 +0000

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian reports on all fronts of IDF operations and a finalized US arms sale to Israel; reporter Gianluca Pacchiani on lack of shelters for Negev Bedouin

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As Iranian retaliation looms, thousands of Bedouins still vulnerable to rockets

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:55:55 +0000

Four months after girl, 7, is sole victim of Iran attack, unrecognized Negev communities' residents fear for their lives amid persisting lack of rocket shelters and Iron Dome cover

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