Beersheba

From sandwiches to student bars: A guide to Beersheba's iconic commercial centers

Towards the end of season 1 of "People I've Met" on Kan, set in Beersheba, we explored real neighborhood commercial centers - from a sandwich shop in Quarter D to a community bar in Quarter B.

Rimona, Beersheba.
Ballot slip for the Ra'am party.

Court releases sixth Ra’am vote-buying suspect as Likud’s 'stolen election' allegations unravel

People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026.

Police, emergency services searching for people, vehicles trapped in southern Israel floods

Beersheba Municipal Market.

Israel’s most famous market lands in the capital of the Negev


Ex-Soroka doctor jailed for ISIS membership after collecting explosives, poison manuals

An Israeli court sentenced former Soroka doctor Muhammad Azzam to 27 months in prison, finding that his ISIS allegiance and collection of operational guides went beyond ideological interest.

 Soroka Medical center doctor, Muhammad Azzam, 34, was arrested for pledging allegiance to ISIS, August 22, 2024.

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

It was not immediately clear why the railway chose to perform the October 28-29 infrastructure work during peak hours, including rush hours, on two consecutive workdays right after the elections.

Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.

Beersheba man arrested after calling police to report himself for fatally stabbing ex-wife

N12 News reported that the couple's five-year-old son may have been in the apartment at the time of the incident.

Nania Melda.

Prosecution charges three Israeli Bedouins of supplying weapons to 2024 Beersheba station terrorist

They are charged with trafficking and possession of weapons and ammunition, as well as providing the means to commit a terrorist act. 

 The aftermath of the terror attack in Beersheba.

Shin Bet uncovers Bedouin terror cell plotting attacks on police station, Beersheba bus station

The Shin Bet statement further detailed an attack that was planned on a Beersheba nightclub that was uncovered following the arrest and interrogation of Israeli citizen Abdullah Jarjawi.

 Members of Israel's Bedouin Arab community ride their camels as they take part in a camel race, near Ashalim, in southern Israel, November 1, 2024.

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.

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

A new Israel 2050 survey published Wednesday night found that economic and social issues, led by housing affordability, top young voters' priorities ahead of the elections.

View of the Southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, as it seen from Dudaim landfills, in southern Israel on January 22, 2022.

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

Beersheba Chief Rabbi Avraham Deri warned that a ring proposal before witnesses could create a halachic marriage, meaning a couple could later need a religious divorce.

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

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

During the first truce in June 1948, Elishuv was transferred to the southern front under Uzi Narkiss. He was wounded after driving over a mine, but returned to combat after recovering.

Yohanan Elishuv during the War of Independance.

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.