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Illustrative: Airplanes at Ben Gurion Airport. February 11, 2026. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
February 27, 2026, 9:40 am
As Israel plans two new airports, experts say proposed site near Gaza won’t fly
With Ben Gurion set to reach capacity within years, international terminals are planned for the north’s Ramat David and the south’s Ziklag. Only one is grounded in common sense, analysts say
By Sharon Wrobel
A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on April 9, 2016. (Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/U.S. Air Force via AP)
January 14, 2026, 4:52 pm
Some US personnel told to leave Qatar base as Iran touts ‘peak readiness’ for conflict
Official says move is ‘posture change’; Tehran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as official death toll in crackdown passes 2,500, though actual number may be much higher
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Interceptor trails are seen in the sky above southern Israel as a Houthi missile is fired at Israel, April 13, 2025. (Social media / used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 27, 2025, 10:53 am
Houthi ballistic missile triggers sirens near Dead Sea, is intercepted — IDF
Projectile downed before crossing Israel’s borders, military says; no injuries or damage; Iran-backed rebels claim attack, second in as many days, targeted Negev airbase
By Emanuel Fabian
The Knesset Economics Committee votes to approve a proposal for a new international airport in Israel's south, on March 23, 2025. (Knesset Spokesperson)
March 23, 2025, 2:45 pm
MKs approve new international airport in Nevatim, pending full Knesset vote
Economic Affairs Committee vote in favor of plan, despite objections from security establishment, which cites proximity to military airbase
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (right) with Brig. Gen. Yotam Sigler at the Nevatim air force base in southern Israel, October 6, 2024. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
November 4, 2024, 7:29 pm
Security upped for IDF base commander after Iranian assassination plot — report
Following up on Iran International report, Channel 12 says Brig. Gen. Yotam Sigler was target of plot foiled after arrest of seven Israelis
By ToI Staff
A satellite photo of Israel's Nevatim air base after Iran's missile attack appears to show damage to a hangar roof, October 2, 2024 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
October 6, 2024, 5:02 pm
How effective was Iran’s attack? The Israeli public doesn’t have the full picture
Official Israel has told Israelis less than foreign media has about the actual impact of Iran’s missile barrage; but the public needs to know, and its leaders should be forthcoming
By Tal Schneider
A satellite photo of Israel's Nevatim air base after Iran's missile attack appears to show damage to a hangar roof, October 2, 2024 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
October 3, 2024, 2:37 pm
Satellite imagery appears to show damage at air base after Iranian missile strike
Photo shows hole in roof of hangar at Nevatim, in southern Israel, with no other apparent damage; IDF has said its capabilities were unharmed
By AP and ToI Staff
Emad missiles are carried during a military parade commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, September 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 3, 2024, 10:22 am
Report doubts accuracy of Iran’s advanced Emad missile, used to attack Israel in April
Analysts say missiles that targeted Nevatim base had a much larger ‘error circle’ than Tehran has claimed
By AP and ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to troops with Brig. Gen. Yotam Sigler at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, April 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 15, 2024, 11:34 pm
Visiting targeted air base, IDF chief promises response to Iranian attack
Iran will ‘face consequences of its actions,’ Halevi warns; military spokesman says Nevatim continues to function, cautions home front rules could change in coming days
By Emanuel Fabian
Left: F-35i fighter jets are seen at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, in an undated handout photo. An Iranian ballistic missile shortly before impact in southern Israel, early April 14, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces; Screenshot: X)
April 14, 2024, 5:05 pm
How Israel foiled Iran’s ballistic missiles as they headed to an F-35 airbase
Sirens rang out and explosions heard nationwide as Arrow system knocked down projectiles, some in space; drones and cruise missiles all intercepted at earlier stage
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli F-35i and American F-15 jets hold an exercise over Israel, November 29, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 2, 2023, 12:39 pm
US Air Force temporarily deploys six fighter jets to Israeli airbase
IAF says that during deployment at Nevatim, American F-15s and Israeli F-35s and spy planes will hold joint drills
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Yair Lapid at Nevatim airbase in southern Israel, September 6, 2022. (Video screenshot/GPO)
September 6, 2022, 4:40 pm
Standing next to an F-35 fighter jet, Lapid issues warning to Iran: ‘Don’t test us’
On visit to airbase, PM says too early to know if nuclear deal has been stopped; if Iran continues to pose threat, he adds, ‘it will discover Israel’s long arm and capabilities’
By Emanuel Fabian
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R) welcomes his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan at Sde Boker in southern Israel, on March 27, 2022, ahead of the Negev Summit. (Jack Guez/AFP)
March 27, 2022, 9:03 pm
Foreign ministers of Bahrain, UAE, Morocco and Egypt arrive for Negev Summit
With Iran issue looming, Israeli official says top diplomats discussing ‘advancing a regional security architecture’ to counter threats by ‘air, sea, and piracy’
By Lazar Berman and Aaron Boxerman
An air traffic controller directs an Oron spy aircraft down a runway at the Nevatim air base in southern Israel on April 4, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 27, 2022, 6:17 pm
Israel said to up air defense, fearing attack on Negev Summit
Several air force jets said sent up to patrol southern skies as foreign ministers of UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt and US head to Sde Boker for confab hosted by Lapid
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz, left, fist-bumps US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel on April 12, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
April 12, 2021, 5:04 pm
Gantz: A future Iran nuclear deal can’t have ‘expiration dates’
Defense minister says he told his visiting American counterpart that a new agreement with Tehran must be ‘more robust’ than the 2015 accord
By Judah Ari Gross
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