Negev
Common painkillers are safe during pregnancy, don't raise birth defect risk, Israeli study finds
A large Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study challenges concerns over common painkillers in pregnancy, finding no link to birth defects.
'A minister who destroys': Bedouin protest Ben-Gvir over demolition of illegal homes in Negev
Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99
Against all odds: Successful education evolving in Israel's unrecognized Bedouin villages - opinion
The Negev has been recognized as an international wine region alongside Champagne and Bordeaux
The Negev region has received official status as a "Appellation of Origin" for wine – with more than 60 wineries, a million bottles per year, and a unique mineral "fingerprint."
Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks
“I was looking for special things on the ground that I could show in class,” Wolynitz shared. “ Suddenly, I noticed an interesting stone with stripes lying on the ground, and picked it up.”
Drone gun-running ring from Jordan to West Bank busted, five suspects indicted
Shin Bet, IDF, and police uncover cross-border smuggling network using drones; dozens of weapons trafficked into Israel
Three southern residents charged with drone-smuggling hashish to Jordan, bringing guns into Israel
According to one indictment, Ali and Wahel allegedly used off-road vehicles and drones to carry out six hashish-smuggling runs in December 2025, each involving roughly eight to nine kilos of hashish.
Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory
The study shows that leaves can take in minerals, including iron and phosphorus, from airborne dust, challenging the long-held understanding that plants depend solely on soil for nutrients.
Negev governance crisis: Polygamy running rampant, contractors exposed to extortion
The comptroller noted that there is no coordinating government body that collects information, sets policy, resolves disputes between agencies, and oversees implementation.
How the Negev desert became Israel's unlikely global tech powerhouse
From cyber hubs to climate tech, a once-dismissed vision is transforming the South into a global laboratory for solutions
Reporter's notebook: The road out of Israel runs through a grotty Egyptian office - feature
With flights grounded and missiles overhead, one journalist's wartime exit took him from the Negev desert to a shakedown at the Taba border crossing.
Collection of 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered under sand dunes in southern Israel
The eggs were discovered near the remains of a campfire believed to have been connected to prehistoric desert nomads who collected, cooked, and ate the eggs at the site.
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.
