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The 7-year-old girl who was critically injured in an Iranian missile attack in Arad in March is released from hospital in a picture published on April 23, 2026. (Schneider Children's Hospital)
April 23, 2026, 5:02 pm
7-year-old girl critically injured by Iranian missile is discharged from hospital
Child hurt in March 21 strike on Arad is in good condition after series of surgeries, will continue recovery at home; ‘We watched our daughter fight for her life,’ says her father
By Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
Israelis gather in a dual-purpose bomb shelter in Arad, also used as a Haredi synagogue, during an alert for an Iranian missile attack on southern Israel on March 25, 2026. (Courtesy/Lilach Inbar Haviv)
March 29, 2026, 8:34 pm
In Arad, missile blast adds fuel to feud over shelters being used as synagogues
Residents of increasingly Haredi city say many public safe spaces are either decrepit or unusable due to renovations for dual-use, as war becomes latest battleground over religious influence
By Charlie Summers
A man walks near where an overnight Iranian missile strike hit Arad, in southern Israel, on March 22, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
March 22, 2026, 10:37 pm
After a night of destruction, residents of Arad and Dimona begin picking up the pieces
Nearly 200 wounded as two Iranian missiles hit homes; locals voice fear, faith and resilience in face of attacks
By Stav Levaton
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Petah Tikva, March 22, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
March 22, 2026, 2:34 pm
15 injured, one seriously, as Iranian cluster munitions impact in central Israel
36 people, 19 of them children, still hospitalized from direct hits in southern cities of Dimona and Arad; at impact site, Netanyahu says, ‘If you’re in a shelter, you’re protected’
By Emanuel Fabian, Diana Bletter and Nava Freiberg
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 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 22, 2026, 2:06 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 22 — Amid missile strikes and rainstorms, IAF hunts Iranian launchers
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses un-intercepted Iranian strikes in Arad and Dimona, ongoing Air Force raids in Iran, and IDF troops in Lebanon
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
A Bedouin village in the area of Sadeh Barir. (Gil Sofer)
September 7, 2025, 10:45 pm
Ministers approve Negev phosphate mine, but accept conditions that could stop it opening
Prime Minister’s Office proposal to fast-track mine close to southern city of Arad now contingent upon health and environmental impact surveys, plan to relocate Bedouin
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Smoke trails, apparently from the interception of a Houthi missile fired from Yemen, are seen high above Jerusalem, May 2, 2025. (Times of Israel)
June 28, 2025, 1:03 pm
IDF says missile fired by Houthis at Israel apparently downed; no reports of injuries
Yemeni group says it targeted ‘sensitive Israeli enemy target’ in southern city of Beersheba; sirens also sound in Dimona and Arad
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)
June 18, 2024, 1:16 pm
Son suspected of stabbing mother to death in southern city of Arad
Suspect reportedly turns himself in, may be sent for psychological assessment
By ToI Staff
Lihi Lapid (Vardi Kahana)
April 7, 2024, 6:43 pm
Author Lihi Lapid asks what happens when a mourning mother can’t remember her son
Novel ‘On Her Own’ marks a major milestone in the writer’s career, and paints a poignant portrait of Israel that provides much-needed insight to international readers at this time
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Avraham Shohat gives a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office as he released his report regarding the budget for Israeli university students on July 16 2007 in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90)
February 28, 2024, 3:59 pm
Avraham ‘Baiga’ Shochat, first mayor of Arad and Rabin’s finance minister, dies at 88
Born in Tel Aviv in 1936, civil engineer hailed as a ‘restless achiever,’ first in the newly established Negev city and later in the Knesset as a member of government
By ToI Staff
From artist Natalia Zourbova's exhibit 'Arad' at Tel Aviv's Artport contemporary art center, until April 15, 2023 (Courtesy Artport)
March 24, 2023, 8:06 pm
Russian-Israeli artist dreams of Israel’s desert landscapes
Natalia Zourabova brings her ‘Arad’ utopia, life-sized oil paintings to Tel Aviv’s Artport gallery
By Jessica Steinberg
A police checkpoint at the entrance to Elad, June 24, 2020. (Flash90)
December 20, 2022, 9:00 pm
Cop injured as car bolts during inspection, rams into her; 2 killed on the roads
Vehicle seized after search, 2 suspects caught in Bedouin town of Hura; in separate hit-and-run, 15-year-old boy is killed; woman killed after bus hits her in Ashdod
By ToI Staff
A view of a residential area in the central Israeli city of Lod, November 15, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 16, 2022, 6:38 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is going on in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative: An IAI Heron TP is seen flying over Israel in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 1, 2022, 2:36 pm
IAF drone fleet returns to service after faulty part that caused crash replaced
Technicians swap out flight control component in all Heron 1 aircraft, after fleet grounded following crash in southern Israel last month
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: An IAI Heron TP is seen flying over Israel in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 10, 2022, 5:38 pm
IDF suspects engine malfunction behind crash of armed drone
Heron 1 has seen several issues, most recently in September when one fell in the sea near maritime border with Lebanon; fleet taken out of service pending investigation
By Emanuel Fabian
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