IDF boosts readiness at southern bases amid tensions with criminal elements of Bedouin tribe

The Camp Defense Array of the Operations Directorate conducted a situational evaluation after a police operation in Givot Bar and incidents over the weekend.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tour at the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, in southern Israel, December 28, 2025.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tour at the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, in southern Israel, December 28, 2025.

(photo credit: DUDU GREENSPAN/FLASH90)

ByAMIR BOHBOT, YANIR YAGNA

DECEMBER 31, 2025 11:28

Updated: DECEMBER 31, 2025 12:15