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View of the Soroka Hospital in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. May 12, 2015 (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
March 27, 2026, 12:57 pm
Dimona parents arrested on suspicion of causing death of their weeks-old baby
Baby brought to Soroka Hospital with severe bruising and fractures that medical staff suspect were inflicted intentionally; detained father to undergo psychiatric evaluation
By Charlie Summers
This file image, made from footage aired on Jan. 7, 2005, by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows what the channel claimed is Israel’s nuclear facility near Dimona, the first detailed video of the site ever shown to the public. (Channel 10 via AP)
March 25, 2026, 1:58 am
Fallout from Iranian strike on Dimona plant would be symbolic, not radioactive
After missile hit city near sensitive site, experts say strike on nuclear reactor would pose little risk of Chernobyl-like contamination or nuke explosion, but would hurt nonetheless
By Nava Freiberg
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
A woman walks through the site of a March 21, 2026, Iranian missile strike in the city of Dimona on March 22, 2026. (JOHN WESSELS / AFP) /
March 22, 2026, 5:16 pm
Iranian strike in southern town near nuclear facility rocks residents’ sense of security
Dimona locals shocked but resilient after air defenses’ failure to intercept missile leads to widespread damage and dozens of wounded
By Anouk RIONDET
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
Emergency responders at the scene of an Iranian ballistic missile strike in the southern city of Arad, March 21, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 22, 2026, 1:54 am
Almost 200 injured, 11 seriously, in Iranian missile strikes on southern cities of Arad, Dimona
Two children in serious condition after air defenses fail to intercept missile fire apparently aimed at nuclear research facility near Dimona; Iran claims salvo was retaliation for US strike on Natanz
By Emanuel Fabian, Diana Bletter, Sam Sokol and Agencies
Illustrative: An empty classroom at a school in Safed, northern Israel, on August 31, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 15, 2026, 6:48 pm
Several cities keep schools shut despite revised guidelines allowing them to reopen
Ashkelon, Ariel and Dimona decide conditions are not yet suitable to reopen their education systems, though the Home Front Command designated them as areas at lower risk
By Rossella Tercatin
A screen capture of the earthquake alerts activated in several locations in southern Israel as a 4.2-magnitude quake was recorded near Dimona, on January 15, 2026. (Screenshot/Red Alert app)
January 15, 2026, 1:04 pm
4.2-magnitude earthquake recorded in southern Israel; no reports of injuries
Epicenter of quake identified near Dimona, setting off warning sirens and sparking fears of missile attack among some residents amid heightened tensions with Iran
By ToI Staff
The scene after a man was killed during a police chase in the Arava region, November 18, 2025 (Israel Police)
November 18, 2025, 10:59 am
Suspect killed as stolen vehicle crashes into electric pole during police chase
5 other suspects aged 17 to 57 injured in collision after allegedly robbing gas station and attempting to steal a safe
By ToI Staff
The railway lines could cross the Samar Sands Nature Reserve in southern Israel. (Dov Greenblat, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)
August 13, 2025, 9:58 am
Planners invite public to online hearing on controversial Dimona-Eilat rail proposal
Society for Protection of Nature in Israel slams project, set to cut through some of Israel’s most stunning landscapes, as ‘one of the most destructive in recent years’
By Sue Surkes
Kobi Kalfon, father of hostage Segev Kalfon, in Washington, DC in July 2025 (Courtesy)
July 23, 2025, 4:45 pm
Father of hostage Segev Kalfon tries new tactics to save his son
Kobi Kalfon, a bakery owner from Dimona who shied away from press and politics for months, now turns to leaders in Israel and Washington, DC, sharing his son’s plight
By Jessica Steinberg
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
A view of some of the newer neighborhoods in the Negev city of Dimona, December 21, 2020. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
June 26, 2025, 9:38 am
Judge halts major Dimona housing plan over absence of environmental impact study
Citing ‘significant flaws,’ Beersheba Administrative Court sends plans for expansion of Negev desert city back to planning committee for further work
By Sue Surkes
People wait on the blocked Highway 90 in the Negev Desert, after it was flooded due to heavy rains on May 4, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
May 4, 2025, 6:44 pm
Heavy rains flood parts of southern Israel, leading to closures on major roads
Entrance to Eilat shut as routes 12, 40, 90 and 204 closed; public urged to avoid affected areas, as desert communities receive year’s worth of rainfall in one day
By ToI Staff
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