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Shehadeh Abu Alqian, 25, who is charged with spying for a Gaza-based terror group, is seen wearing an Israeli military uniform in May 2022. (Courtesy)
Bedouin man sentenced to 24.5 years for joining IDF to spy for Gazan terror group
By Noam Lehmann and Emanuel Fabian
Shehadeh Abu Alqian stole rifle from soldier he later passed to Mujahideen Brigades, which abducted Shiri Bibas and her two young sons on October 7, 2023
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2026, 11:18 am
Man shot dead in Umm al-Fahm, another in southern Bedouin town, in separate incidents
Nimer Jabareen, 20, identified as 185th victim of violence in Arab community this year; Yassin A-Shawi, 23, killed in Segev Shalom, after weekend murder in Bedouin city of Rahat
By ToI Staff and Noam Lehmann
Illustrative: Police carry out a raid in the southern Bedouin town of Rahat, May 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 27, 2026, 1:45 am
Negev residents report ‘insane gunfire’ for several hours, are reminded of Oct. 7
Communities near Rahat hear gunshots from 6:30 a.m., same time Hamas-led massacre began; police said to attribute shooting to a dispute between families in neighboring Bedouin city
By Michael Horovitz
Yaqoub Shibli (right) being arrested by police on August 16 for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
September 7, 2026, 11:28 am
Teen from northern Bedouin town charged with pledging allegiance to Islamic State
Yaqoub Shibli, 19, consumed online ISIS content, say police and Shin Bet, in latest in string of arrests of Israeli youth associating with terror group
By Noam Lehmann
Police raid a building during a wave of arrests carried out against suspects in a drug and arms trafficking network in southern Israel and East Jerusalem, on July 13, 2026. (Israel Police)
July 13, 2026, 11:39 am
Police arrest dozens as undercover agent busts suspected arms, drug smuggling network
Police say operation marks first time Bedouin agent used for elite undercover probe; police say 4 M16s, dozens of handguns and cocaine among the contraband seized in multiple raids
By Charlie Summers
Police and rescue forces at the scene where a car exploded in a suspected gangland killiing, in Jaffa, June 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 11:06 am
Spiraling crime wave takes toll on Arab youth as law enforcement accused of inaction
Police say they’re treating the murders seriously, but Jaffa’s Muslim Council leader charges string of killings are ‘part of Israeli policies’ toward minority community
By Alice CHANCELLOR and Hiba Aslan
Tribal and Bedouin fighters in al-Dur village in Syria's Druze-majority southern Sweida governorate as they mobilize amid clashes with Druze gunmen on July 18, 2025. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
July 4, 2026, 7:53 am
Syria starts trials over deadly 2025 violence in Druze heartland
Government intervention on side of Bedouin tribes that clashed with Druze in Sweida last July triggered Israeli strikes; suspects include staff from defense, interior ministries
By AFP
Illustrative: Israeli security forces guard while bulldozers demolish a home in the town of Nahalin, West Bank, May 25, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
June 14, 2026, 4:11 pm
Israeli authorities demolish buildings in Palestinian hamlet targeted by settlers
Resident tells ToI that four of his buildings in Khallet a-Sidra, a largely abandoned West Bank Bedouin community, were razed; Civil Administration says structures were illegal
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Settlers assault Peace Now director Lior Amichai at the West Bank's Ein Samiya spring on May 14, 2026. (Screenshot/ Peace NowX : used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 25, 2026, 11:57 am
Left-wing activist, whom settlers shoved on camera, to be questioned under caution
Peace Now says its CEO Lior Amichai now a suspect, while settlers are not; clash took place after tour of West Bank Bedouin hamlet whose residents fled following settler attacks
By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan
Mourners gather next to the grave of Ahmad al-Naami, a 50-year-old man killed by Border Police gunfire, during his funeral on May 10, 2026. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
May 19, 2026, 10:30 pm
Mourning IDF veteran slain by police, alienated Bedouin say community souring on state
A once positive relationship between community and cops has been replaced by deep distrust of Border Police, with younger Bedouin showing signs of deepening estrangement from Jewish state amid claims of worsening discrimination
By Charlie Summers
Ahmad Said al-Na'ami, a 50-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Border Police officer in the southern city of Rahat, on May 9, 2026. (Facebook)
May 10, 2026, 3:09 am
Border Police fatally shoot unarmed Bedouin man in Rahat, say it was in self-defense
Police claim reservist officers feared for their lives because the man, an IDF veteran, ‘forcefully’ resisted arrest; suspected officer barred from police facilities for two weeks
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative photo of Israeli high school students taking an exam, in Tel Aviv on June 29, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 1, 2026, 12:33 am
Only 22% of Israeli 9th graders met English requirements in latest tests, sparking alarm
Only 9% of 9th-graders at Arabic-speaking schools met English standards, compared to 27% in Hebrew-speaking system; English taught less overall, with schools facing teacher shortage
By ToI Staff
National Guard fighters and other Border Police forces stand at the entrance to the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, which has been closed off with cinderblocks, on December 31, 2025. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
April 28, 2026, 11:09 pm
Crime rampant in the Negev, police understaffed, governance broken down — comptroller
Englman also finds protection rackets rampant, lawlessness on the roads; tells Netanyahu he needs to step in; Ben Gvir, the police minister, calls report ‘twisted’
By Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
Damage after a missile fired toward Israel overnight struck Zarzir, in northern Israel, March 13, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
March 16, 2026, 2:42 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 16: MKs on both sides contest cuts for northern recovery to bolster defense
Political reporter Ariela Karmel reports on the contentious debate over long-planned spending for the north and the severe lack of shelters for Bedouin in the south
By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel
Extremist settlers threaten Palestinian Bedouin and Israeli human rights activists in Bedouin hamlets in the Mukhmas area in the West Bank, March 8, 2026. (Courtesy Torat Tzedek)
March 8, 2026, 9:25 pm
Wave of settler attacks against Palestinian herders reported in central West Bank
Bedouin residents and human rights accuse extremists of arson and pepper spray attacks in Mukhmas area, goat killings in Jabba and harassment in Rammun
By Jeremy Sharon
Settlers torch homes and cars during an assault on the Bedouin encampment of Khallet al-Sidra, near Mukhmas in the West Bank, January 17, 2026. (Screenshot)
January 18, 2026, 10:55 am
Settlers beat Palestinians and activists, set fire to homes in West Bank Bedouin camp
2 Palestinians, 2 foreign activists hospitalized after attack on Khallet al-Sidra, says PA; CCTV footage appears to feature sounds of gunfire
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
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