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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 537

Arava desert

A Sinai hooktail spotted in the Arava Desert in southern Israel. (Itai Shanni)
May 2, 2024, 4:15 pm
Dragonfly new to Israel discovered in kibbutz ‘bio-blitz’
Sinai hooktail spotted during 24-hour wildlife survey by experts and members of public in and around Kibbutz Neot Smadar in southern Israel
By Sue Surkes
Teen Yonatan Frankel and the 1,600-year-old Roman oil lamp he discovered while hiking, in an undated photo. (Yoli Schwartz/IAA)
March 27, 2024, 12:07 pm
Teen hiker stumbles on 1,600-year-old Roman oil lamp
Lamp made in Petra was likely used by Roman soldiers stationed in the region to guard copper shipments from nearby mines
By Gavriel Fiske
Yifat Sitbon at her temporary residence in Moshav Hatzeva (Photo: Dafna Talmon)
December 23, 2023, 2:35 am
Uprooted: Yifat Sitbon, 45, evacuated from Moshav Dekel. This is her story
Yifat Sitbon, 45, from Moshav Dekel. High school English teacher married to Ahi, a farmer, and mother of 4. Was evacuated to Hatzeva in the Arava ● This is her story
By Tamar Mor Sela
One of the activities available during the annual Desert Nights festival in the Negev, August 2023 (Courtesy Iran Vanezia)
July 26, 2023, 2:20 pm
The desert shows off its charms during August’s Negev festival
A month-long celebration features starry nights and activity-packed days in Israel’s quiet, arid south
By Jessica Steinberg
Flowers bloom along the Cedar Trail in the Jerusalem Forest. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
April 16, 2023, 5:49 pm
Israel’s total rainfall normal, despite dry start; cold promises late floral show
Ecologist recommends hitting southern deserts for a colorful display in mid-May, with rainfall there three times last year’s quantity
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative -- Police tape hangs in Jerusalem. (Garrett Mills/Flash90)
March 19, 2023, 9:02 am
Man found stabbed to death near entrance to southern town
Ambulance service says victim sustained fatal wounds during violent incident at construction site in Arava region; watchdog says he’s the 36th Arab homicide victim in 2023
By ToI Staff
The scene of a deadly collision on route 90 on November 14, 2022. (Magen David Adom)
November 14, 2022, 5:18 pm
Two killed in collision with car-transporter on deadly southern highway
Victims, in their 60s, trapped in crushed car; truck driver and driver of another car lightly injured; accident brings total number of road deaths this year to 300
By ToI Staff
Investigating a pile of industrial waste mixed with charcoal on Slaves’ Hill, Timna Valley. (Courtesy of Erez Ben-Yosef and the Central Timna Valley Project)
September 23, 2022, 11:28 am
Wood cut to fuel King Solomon’s ancient mines caused environmental collapse – study
Tel Aviv University research finds Iron Age use of so many trees and shrubs in southern Israel for charcoal caused irreversible eco-damage, made industry too costly to maintain
By Sue Surkes
Two wrecked cars involved in an accident along route 90 in the Arava, southern Israel, May 28, 2022. (Courtesy of Arava regional council)
May 28, 2022, 5:17 pm
Two children among four killed in car crash in southern Arava desert
Collision takes place along one of Israel’s deadliest roads; victims include a 4-year-old boy, 13-year-old girl
By ToI Staff
A view of a suite at Six Senses Shaharut, which opened in August 2021 in Israel's Negev Desert (Courtesy Assaf Pinchuk)
April 23, 2022, 3:29 pm
Luxury resort Six Senses Shaharut offers Negev oasis with unlikely neighbors
It took 10 years to carve the desert resort from a hillside, built sustainably for wellness travelers and with prices to match the other-worldly design
By Jessica Steinberg
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Alan Cohen holds a basket of freshly picked peppers in the Arava.
April 12, 2022, 1:29 pm
Israeli Farmers Turn a New Leaf
In the Arava, water is more precious than gold, with the region receiving less than one inch of rainfall annually.
One of Augwind's polymer air batteries at Kibbutz Yahel in southern Israel, December 15, 2021. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
December 15, 2021, 9:41 pm
IEC inks $8 million deal with company that uses air, water to store energy
Touted as a cost-competitive, sustainable alternative to lithium batteries, Augwind’s ‘air batteries’ can power turbines when needed
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative photograph of drilling oil on land. (bashta, iStock at Getty Images)
October 5, 2021, 10:54 pm
In Arava desert, some seek to stymie a last-gasp search for oil under their feet
Two firms set to begin exploring for fossil fuels in southern Israel, but residents fear seismic surveys could scar landscape and worse could be in offing should drilling progress
By Sue Surkes
Israeli Arabs protest against violence, organised crime and recent killings among their communities, in the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm, February 5, 2021. (Roni Ofer/Flash90)
October 5, 2021, 2:24 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 5 – Should Shin Bet help fight crime among Arab Israelis?
Breaking news editor Emanuel Fabian speaks about using the security service to stanch intra-Arab violence; environmental reporter Sue Surkes discusses Chevron court case, Arava oil
By ToI Staff
Dr Elaine Solowey in her greenhouse at Kibbutz Ketura in southern Israel, March 21, 2021. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 12, 2021, 11:48 am
After reviving ancient dates, a Negev pioneer plants seeds against a dry future
Having germinated the world’s oldest seed and domesticated the argan oil tree, Elaine Soloway is now tinkering with how to keep a changing desert blooming
By Sue Surkes
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