Arad

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

Israel's Bedouin community rushed to support over 100 people wounded after an Iranian missile destroyed residential buildings in Dimona and Arad.

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.
RESCUE FORCES arrive at the scene where an Iranian missile struck residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Arad.

WATCH: Rescue forces arrive at Arad impact site following Iranian missile strike

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Arad, March 22, 2026.

Israeli defenses 'not hermetic' military source says following Iran missile impact in Dimona, Arad

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the site of an Iranian missile impact in southern Israel. March 22, 2026.

Classified report warned Netanyahu of air defense gaps before Iran war, comptroller says


Arad Contemporary Arts Center hopes to put city on the global arts scene

The ACAC has become a space for exploring ancient water collecting methods, cherishing social relations and offering a new path forward in Arad’s cultural importance.

A still image from a dance performance at the Arad Contemporary Art Center

60-year-old cyclist dies after hit-and-run accident

Eye witnesses claimed that they saw a car hit him and escape the area.

A cyclist was found injured after hit and run in Arad

Medurat Hashevet winery: Worth the schlep

Winery and restaurant in Arad hosts a “winery and knight’s feast.”

Medurat Hashevet, Arad

Hundreds of abandoned dogs living in garbage-filled landfill in Arad

SPCA: "This level of neglect has gone on for many years. We should not have reached this point."

Dogs are seen eating food from volunteers in a landfill in Arad.

Cannabis was used in ancient Israelite ceremony, researchers find

It seems likely that the plant was used at Arad as a deliberate psychoactive • Levantine frankincense identified for the first time

THERE IS one area where I would like to see Israel take a page from the American playbook: legalization of cannabis.

Kfar Hanokdim: Handmade haven of tranquility

Nothing in Arad is comparable to the authenticity you’ll find in the wool blankets and tapestry-hung walls of Kfar Hanokdim.

Kfar Hanokdim

Bedouin-Israeli gets life in prison for murder of IDF soldier at mall in Arad

Kokia’s family renewed their call for the death penalty for Khaled Abu Jouda and for demolishing his family’s house, though Israel has not carried out the death penalty in decades.

Ron Yitzhak Kokia

World Rummikub Championship returning to Jerusalem after 27 years

Tournament for Israel-created game attracting contestants from 31 countries.

First world Rummikub championship in Jerusalem in 1991

A lovely visit to Arad

One of the most amazing aspects of living and working in Arad is the special connection residents have with nature.

A BREATHTAKING view of the Dead Sea and the Judean Desert can be seen while guided jeep tour with Te’ima Mehamidbar

IDF strikes Tehran after Iranian missile barrages wound almost 200 in southern Israel

At least 88 wounded in Arad, at least 78 wounded across Dimona after Iranian missile barrages • Mojtaba Khamenei ''alive, but IRGC currently running Iran' • Trump threatens strikes if Hormuz not open

IDF search and rescue forces operating at the scene of a munition impact in southern Israel on March 21, 2026.