Israeli arrested in ISIS plot The suspect, identified only as a minor from the Negev, was taken into custody in May. JNS Staff June 16, 2025
IDF completes expansion of buffer zone with Gaza The IDF said it "will continue to operate against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip to ensure the security of the civilians of the State of Israel." JNS Staff June 10, 2025
Groundbreaking land reform policy brings new hope to the Negev Amichai Chikli leads a government decision to facilitate the absorption of residents of squatter camps into recognized Bedouin settlements. Naomi Linder Kahn May 28, 2025
Mosaic on display in the Negev ‘one of the most impressive’ ever found in Israel The colorful 1,600-year-old Be’er Shema mosaic includes 55 medallions decorated with scenes of hunting, animals and everyday life. JNS Staff May 27, 2025
Israel works to ease aliyah for medical professionals The Jewish state hopes to see 2,000 doctors immigrate over the next five years. JNS Staff May 26, 2025
1,500-year-old African figurines discovered in the Negev desert The statuettes, discovered in Tel Malhata in 2017, indicate the presence of a Christian community in southern Israel 1,500 years ago. JNS Staff May 15, 2025
Why Bedouin settlements in the Negev are ghost towns Recent data reveal what anyone familiar with the region already knows: The current system doesn't work. Yehuda Kapach May 9, 2025
Bedouin teens arrested, suspected of plan to steal arms for terror "The Israel Police and the Shin Bet take a severe view of any involvement by Israeli citizens in terrorism." April 3, 2025
1,200-year-old clay jug with camel motif found in Israel’s Yatir Forest “The depiction of camels on the vessel highlights the importance of the animal, which was a central means of land transportation around 1,200 years ago." Joshua Marks March 27, 2025
