Beersheba

My friend and IDF hero Josh Boone: May his memory be a blessing - opinion

On Oct. 7, Josh went North to fight Hezbollah. Four months later, I was home, but Josh stayed, bouncing from reserve unit to reserve unit, always saying there was more to do, more people to protect.

Joshua Boone.
Israeli officers seen participating in a ceremony at the IDF's Southern Command base, July 2023

Supreme Court reveals suspect who infiltrated IDF's Southern Command on October 7

 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

Court sentences two men to 38 months in prison for looting victims of Nova festival massacre

South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.

Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah to Israel now - opinion


Global Sumud Flotilla activist sentenced to 10 days in prison after assaulting guard

The activist was fined 10,000 shekels and given a suspended fine of 5,000 shekels for three years. Seven detainees from the flotilla remain in Israel as of Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Crew interacts from aboard a boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, as it sails off Koufonisi islet, Greece, September 26, 2025.

IDF cyber defense training guru tells 'Post' about Iran, air defense, ChatGPT, and the future

At the IDF’s cyber base in Beersheba, Lt.-Col. Bar Inbar trains Israel’s next generation of cyber defenders, combining hi-tech innovation with military discipline to safeguard the nation’s security.

Soldiers at the IDF's future cyber base in Beersheba, October 2025.

SANTILLO opened its first branch at Azrieli Negev Mall

The men’s and teen fashion store marks a milestone for a young local entrepreneur who began at the mall with small tables, advanced to a kiosk, and has now opened his first store.

SANTILLO

Rosh Hashanah candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

See Rosh Hashanah times for your area.

Shabbat candles

Urban renewal in Shazar Complex, neighborhood G: Beersheba municipality joins developer

This week, Beersheba’s Local Planning Committee recommended depositing the urban renewal plan for the Shazar complex, with the municipality joining a private developer as co-submitter.

Urban Renewal, Shazar Complex, Beersheba – Design by Bareli Levitzky Kassif Architects, Visualization

‘Beyond Herzl’: Naftali Aklum on Ethiopian Jewish heritage, Zionism, and Israel’s future

WATCH: JPost’s Corinne Baum in conversation with Naftali Aklum on history, identity, and the place of Ethiopian Jews in shaping Zionism.

Corinne Baum speaks to Naftali Aklum

Three-year-old dies after being left alone in Beersheba car

Magen David Adom medics attempted to treat the child at the scene, and transferred him to Soroka Medical Center, but medical staff were forced to declare him dead.

 MDA ambulances

Coming soon: Oktoberfest Festival in Beersheba

For two days and with beer brands from Israel and around the world, the Oktoberfest Festival of the BIG Group and the “Eating in Beersheba and Surroundings” community arrives at the end of October.

Beer and snacks

Alon Futterman to lead strategic growth for Soroka's rehabilitation after Iranian missile strike

Futterman, Director of the Kfar Azza Foundation, will serve as a strategic advisor for South Israel's largest medical center as rebuilding efforts continue.

Alon Futterman, CEO of the Kfar Aza Foundation.

JNF-USA to build NIS 1.2b. World Zionist Village in Beersheba

The educational campus is expected to be a global hub for Zionist education and contemporary discourse, as well as a place to foster intergenerational and community connections.

An artistic mockup of the World Zionist Village in Beersheba.