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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Negev

A demolition crew tears down a communal building in Kibbutz Be'eri on June 4, 2024. (Tekuma Authority)
October 29, 2024, 4:23 pm
Report: Despite war, southern Israelis most fear internal violence, political situation
New index aims to create a baseline for measuring resilience and symptoms of stress among residents of Hamas-invaded Western Negev towns, cities and Bedouin settlements
By Sue Surkes
NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 16, 2022. This launch is the first flight test of the Artemis program. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
October 17, 2024, 8:24 pm
From Negev to Mars: Inhayle wins startup program to shoot for NASA-led space mission
Israeli developer of air and surface disinfection tech wins grant from space accelerator program that helps place it in the Artemis program to land astronauts on the moon and Mars
By Sharon Wrobel
A Bedouin child is brought to the emergency room at Soroka hospital in Beersheba, after his family home, a shed in an unrecognized Bedouin village near Dimona, was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza, on July 19, 2014. (Dudu Greenspan/ Flash90/ File)
September 8, 2024, 9:45 pm
Government signs permits for new Beersheba hospital after 10-year delay
Medical center slated to open in 2028; Health Minister Buso says it will ‘reduce the gap in medical treatment between the center and the periphery’
By Diana Bletter
Muslim women working on computers (illustrative photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
August 28, 2024, 6:02 pm
Innovation Authority invests NIS 35m to lure tech jobs to Negev and Galilee
Addressing challenges posed by the months-long war, funds are allocated to help tech firms open new branches and hire local talent in the north and south
By Sharon Wrobel
Police accompany Real Estate Enforcement Division tractors as they bulldoze the Wadi al-Khalil neighborhood in the southern Bedouin village of Umm Batin, May 8, 2024. (Israel Police)
May 9, 2024, 10:27 am
Authorities level 47 illegal homes in Bedouin village, leaving hundreds homeless
Government yet to start construction on alternative housing, and residents object to moving to new neighborhood due to threats from rival families
By Michael Horovitz
Mohamad Hassouna, who resides in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Al-Fura, sits in a building near where his 7-year-old daughter Amina was injured by an Iranian missile shard in the southern Negev desert on April 14, 2024. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
April 15, 2024, 5:39 pm
‘We have no shelter,’ says Bedouin dad of girl, 7, badly hurt by shrapnel in Iran attack
In Negev Desert, unrecognized Bedouin villages suffer dire lack of protection against rocket attacks, from the Gaza Strip and elsewhere
By AFP and Charlie Summers
Ancient 6,000-year-old ivory vessel discovered near Beersheba. (Dafna Gazit/IAA)
April 9, 2024, 12:30 pm
6,000-year old ivory vessel, likely from Egypt, found near Beersheba
Rare artifact found shattered and ritually interred at Negev site; now expertly restored, it will be presented to the public at Jerusalem conference on Thursday
By Gavriel Fiske
A six-legged deer with a rare genetic defect was spotted in southern Israel in a photo released on April 8, 2024. (Society for Protection of Nature in Israel)
April 8, 2024, 2:34 pm
Six-legged gazelle born with rare genetic defect spotted in Israel’s south
Sighting marks first time the polymelia disorder has been seen in the endangered Israeli mountain gazelle, of which there are fewer than 5,000 in the wild
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. A criminal in handcuffs. (Yakobchuk Olena/ iStock, by Getty Images)
April 1, 2024, 1:13 pm
Two arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, raping 15-year-old girl
Friend alerts police that teen was missing from north, sparking hunt; officers find her in south near car with 2 men; tests indicate assault, suspects claim they only gave her ride
By ToI Staff
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An artist's impression of future human travel to Mars (Credit Photobank Kiev)
March 7, 2024, 11:47 pm
From Mitzpe Ramon to Mars: New Hub Paves Way for Israel’s Tech and Space Industry
Looking out the window at the vast Martian-like landscape surrounding Jewish National Fund-USA’s new innovation Hub, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re on Mars.
By Tania Shalom Michaelian
Field workers of female-run initiative 710 West are in Eilat to help displaced men and women find employment. (Courtesy)
January 31, 2024, 11:11 am
Women-led initiative opens doors for southern evacuees needing more than just a job
To cope with war trauma, 710 West tailors employment opportunities for residents of distressed Gaza border region, harnessing remote work options for those seeking return to normalcy
By Sharon Wrobel
Philanthropist Sylvan Adams announcing a $100 million donation to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, at an event in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 2023. (Liora Kogan/courtesy)
December 4, 2023, 12:06 pm
Ben-Gurion University gets $100m donation to ‘rebuild and strengthen the south’
Gift by philanthropist Sylvan Adams designated for ‘future of the Negev and Israel, technologies for the future, climate change, sustainability and the environment and global health’
By Gavriel Fiske
Meital Leffler, (left) is one of a crew of four volunteers who make wine and beer at Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, who were all evacuated to Eilat after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)
November 10, 2023, 1:06 am
Negev vintners grapple with winemaking challenges in shadow of war zone
The small wineries and vineyards of the Gaza border communities and Negev always persevered with their boutique operations; now they’re struggling to get help and sell wine
By Jessica Steinberg
Yftach Gepner of Moshav Ein Habesor inspects the bullet hole in his car. (Courtesy Ynet)
October 15, 2023, 12:40 pm
Heart-stopping accounts of bravery emerge from a town that repelled Hamas onslaught
Evacuating a moshav member shot while fighting involved a terrifying car race with dozens of Hamas gunmen shooting at the speeding vehicle, hitting the wounded man
By Sue Surkes
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
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