Dimona

The Dimona mayor’s ultimatum to the Ministry of Finance

Benny Biton, Mayor of Dimona and Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities: "Every apartment built today represents a loss of NIS 5,000 for the local authority."

|ByYANIR YAGNA
Eran Rolls, Chairman of the Israeli Building Center
Water park simulation in Dimona.

The new attraction planned on the way to Eilat: “It’s a game changer”

A new water park will be built in Dimona with an investment of approximately NIS 200M, aiming to attract millions of visitors per year and become a major leisure hub for the entire region.

|ByRAMI SHANI / MAARIV
Israel Firefighters work to resuscitate kittens rescued from fire in Negev, June 3, 2026.

WATCH: Firefighters give lifesaving treatment to kittens rescued from burning building in Negev

No people were injured in the fire, and firefighters worked to control the blaze and extinguish hotspots in and around the building.

|BySHIR PERETS
Maccabi to open a new medical center in Dimona

A new medical center will open in Dimona

The Mayor of Dimona met with Maccabi management ahead of the opening of a new medical center in Dimri Center and the expansion of medical services for residents.

|BySHEVA DAROM

Israelis slain in Istanbul bombing laid to rest

Dimona Mayor Ben Biton praised one of the victims, Simcha Damri, for her years of charity work helping out needy families in Dimona, and called her “one of the foundations of the city."

MARCH 21, 2016ByBEN HARTMAN, DANIEL K. EISENBUD
Funeral of Simcha Damri‏

Negligence caused Dimona train crash and Bromine leak, environment minister says

The accident occurred when a cargo train collided with three cargo railcars that were standing on the tracks.

MARCH 15, 2016ByMICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN
Scene of train collision in Dimona

Dimonans asked to stay indoors after train collision results in Bromine spill

Cargo train collides with three train wagons at entrance to city.

MARCH 15, 2016ByMAARIV ONLINE
Scene of train collision in Dimona

Peres to ‘TIME’: Dimona suspicions helped achieve Oslo Accords

Retired veteran statesman tells TIME magazine that Arab suspicion over the Dimona nuclear center helped bring about the 1993 agreements on the peace process.

FEBRUARY 16, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF, GREER FAY CASHMAN
Former President Shimon Peres talks to the press after meeting with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House during his presidency last June

Study estimates Israel's nuclear weapon count stands at 115

Report by US based institute estimates Israel produced 660 kilograms of plutonium in 50 years.

NOVEMBER 21, 2015ByYOSSI MELMAN
Dimona nuclear reactor

Dimona: Jewish man stabs 4 Arabs in suspected nationalist attack

Four wounded in suspected revenge attack by Jew; Investigations are underway.

OCTOBER 9, 2015ByBEN HARTMAN
Dimona stabbings

Firefighters battle blaze at chemical factory near Dimona

One firefighter fell sustaining light injuries and an employee took ill from breathing in noxious fumes.

JUNE 10, 2015ByYASSER OKBI, JPOST.COM STAFF
Fire in Dimona factory

Declassified documents reveal Israel feared Egyptian attack on Dimona nuclear reactor

IDF archives releases documents to mark 48th anniversary of Six Day War.

JUNE 4, 2015ByYOSSI MELMAN
The Six-Day War

Deal reportedly close on ICL layoffs after strikes shut down Dimona

Sides reportedly agreed that just 40 workers would be laid off instead of 115 in plants in the South.

MAY 17, 2015ByNIV ELIS
Histadrut protest [File]

'The Dead Sea is in danger' - Negev workers blast Netanyahu in mass protest

Thousands take to the streets in Dimona to protest layoffs by Israel Chemicals.

MAY 17, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
THE DEAD SEA WORKS in Sdom, the world’s fourth largest producer and supplier of potash products, is owned by Israel Chemicals Ltd