Bedouin

An Iranian missile wounded a doctor and baby, now 100 shelters are heading to the Negev

The move by the IDF Home Front Command comes after appeals by local council heads and residents to address the lack of protection in the area.

A semi-portable bomb shleter is set up near a caravan in this unrecognized village on March 21, 2024 in Wadi Alnaam, Israel.
Sager Abu Srehan, vice principal at the Amal Reut School, was one of the first to extend his hand to those impacted by the Iranian attacks in Arad and Dimona.

Israel’s Bedouin community open homes to victims of Dimona, Arad strike

Rocket launches are seen from southern Lebanon toward the Golan Heights, March 3, 2026

Standing Together activists place first shelters in unrecognized Negev Bedouin villages

Hanan Alsanah is the only one among her sisters to attend university.

Bedouin lawyer Hanan Alsanah eyes politics to advance Arab-Jewish partnership, women’s leadership


Israeli settlers accused of killing 117 sheep in West Bank attack against Palestinian Bedouins

Palestinian leadership called the alleged attack an attempt to displace people in the West Bank.

 A veterinarian tends to a wounded sheep after settlers attacked a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, July 18, 2025.

Clashes in Sweida: Why are Druze, Bedouin, Israeli forces fighting in this Syrian city? - explainer

Here is everything you need to know about Sweida in Syria, who is fighting, and why Israel is now involved.

 Members of Syrian security forces patrol after being deployed in the village of Al-Soura al-Kubra, following clashes between Sunni Islamist militants and Druze fighters, in Sweida province, Syria, May 2, 2025

What role is Israel playing in the clashes between Druze and Bedouins in Syria? - analysis

Israel has demanded southern Syria be demilitarized. This has had the result of creating a vacuum in southern Syria. The government claims that it wants to protect civilians and restore order.

 Druze women walk on a street, in Jaramana, Syria May 5, 2025.

Grapevine June 25, 2025: Yesteryear, today and tomorrow

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Almost half million Shekels crowdfunded for shelters in Bedouin towns

The campaign, run by grassroots peace organization Standing Together, has raised NIS 428,327 out of a goal of NIS 500,000.

 People take shelter in an underground light rail station in Tel Aviv during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 17, 2025.

New gov't plan for Bedouin settlements sparks controversy

Government officials claim that a mix of innovative approaches and incentives can solve the long-standing issue of unrecognized communities in the Negev.

 A drone view shows Palestinian Bedouin structures and tents in the village of Ein al-Auja, in the Jordan Valley, March 9, 2025.

Eight-year-old boy shot dead at wedding in southern Bedouin town

The murdered victim's name was Yosef Abu Rakaik. The background behind the incident that led to his murder is part of a conflict between families in the area.

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Grapevine April 25, 2025: Days of Rememberance

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 Belarus Ambassador Yuri Yaroshevich with President Isaac Herzog.

'Go out with weapons': Police arrest suspect who called for civil war

The suspect was arrested following the destruction of the buildings on suspicion that he had incited violence. 

 Police arrest a resident of Tuba-Zanghariya on suspicion he incited to violence. April 22, 2025.

Bedouin ex-unit chief: IDF missed opportunity to close gaps with sector after October 7

“On the morning of the war, more than 400 former Bedouin combat soldiers came to my office, asking to join the effort," Co. (res.) Pini Ganon said.

  IDF holds conference for Bedouin community December 22, 2024.