Beersheba

From ‘city of camels’ to Israel’s new dream: Beersheba reinventing itself under Mayor Danilovich

For Ruvik Danilovich, one of the easiest ways to measure Beersheba’s transformation is in distance.

Beersheba Mayor Ruvik Danilovich with philanthropist Sylvan Adams, who pledged $100m. To help rebuild Soroka Media Center after it was hit by an Iranian missile in the 12-Day War.
View of the Southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, as it seen from Dudaim landfills, in southern Israel on January 22, 2022.

Housing costs top young Israelis’ election concerns, security trails far behind - poll

(Illustrative) A man proposes to a woman on a private terrace near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 10, 2026

Public ring proposals could constitute Jewish marriages, creating halachic issues, rabbi warns

Yohanan Elishuv during the War of Independance.

Yohanan Elishuv, last surviving fighter who raised Eilat's Ink Flag in 1948, dies at 95


Teacher shot in school parking lot near Beersheba, hospitalized in moderate condition

The school temporarily suspended classes and released a statement denouncing the violent incident. The shooter's identity and motive remain unclear at the time of writing.

Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance.

Jewish settlement is a strategic necessity across the West Bank - opinion

From the Jordan Valley to the hills of Samaria, widespread settlement can deny terrorists sanctuary and strengthen Israel’s security.

 A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Beersheba terror suspect admits to 'wanting to blow up' nightclub dancers

During his interrogation, Gergawi admitted that he had searched YouTube for instructions on how to make explosives.

Beersheba's Forum nightclub

Bedouin man indicted for planning terror attack on Beersheba nightclub, contacting ISIS

Police added that the investigation revealed that Gergawi had been in contact with ISIS activists and consumed related terror content, as well as planning to join the organization in Syria.

Abdullah Gergawi, 20, from the Bedouin town of Shaqib al-Salam.

Three minors indicted for threatening two others into performing sexual acts on each other

According to the indictment, the main defendant called on the complainants to approach him, after which the defendants allegedly subjected them to severe abuse for approximately two hours.

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Public hospital in the Negev to enter planning and oversight phase

Peres Medical Center in Beersheba will include 2,100 beds, a train station, and direct connection to local tech park.

The Shimon Peres Medical Center in the Negev

Israeli settler indicted for reckless homicide in killing of Awdah Hathaleen

Yinon Eliya Levi, 33, killed Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen during a confrontation in the South Hebron Hills village of Umm al-Khair last July.

Awdah Hathaleen.

Abu Farchi leads Maccabi Tel Aviv into Europa League qualifying

The yellow-and-blue have featured in the Europa League in each of the past two seasons and will look to make it three years in a row in the continent’s second-tier competition.

SAYED ABU FARCHI celebrates after scoring the second of his two goals in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 3-1 Super Cup victory over Hapoel Beersheba as the 20-year-old striker looks to build on his breakout season.

Prosecutors indict Beersheba man, 28, for attempted attack on former MK Mossi Raz

Prosecutors say Asaf Israel Arye prepared a knife and pepper spray, traveled to Raz’s home and later sought the address of former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Meretz MK Mossi Raz leads Interior and Environmental Protection Committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 13, 2022.

Police foil terror plot targeting Beersheba police, central bus stations, four arrested

According to the Shin Bet, they planned to carry out an attack at a police station in the south and were arrested at an advanced stage of planning when they were equipped with weapons.

Israel Police car