Dimona

Dimona's former Netanyahu loyalists turn to Eisenkot as battle for final undecided voters heats up

In places like Dimona, Eisenkot could chip away at Likud's base, said Amotz Asa-El, a columnist for The Jerusalem Post and a political scientist at the Hartman Institute.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Negev Conference in the southern city of Dimona, southern Israel, July 17, 2026.
Eldar Dayan.

Forensics unable to determine Eldar Dayan's cause of death, suspects released from house arrest

Eldar Dayan.

Eldar Dayan's body found near Petah Tikva after three weeks of searching, police confirm

Israel Police conducting an operation, July 13, 2026.

Police detain two in connection to disappearance of Dimona resident Eldar Dayan, suspect abduction


100,000 years ago, modern humans leaving Africa crossed the Negev

The discovery offers new insights on the itinerary that our ancestors followed on their way to spread around the globe.

Tools made of stone found at the Dimona site

Teenager with special needs violently arrested for not wearing a mask

In a video depicting the arrest, the policemen are shown pinning down the teenager as he screams out in pain.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Dimona - The Likud’s desert stronghold

The Periphery: Why do residents of Dimona continue to pledge allegiance to Bibi?

ONE RESIDENT said he remembers Dimona when entire neighborhoods had only one television. ‘Now everyone has one. The Likud changed that.’

Israeli F-35 jet accidentally reveals location over nuclear facility

According to the source, the aircraft revealed itself at an altitude of 31,000 feet over the nuclear facility when the pilot turned on a non-encrypted transponder.

An IAF F-35 plane at the bi-annual Blue Flag drill a massive exercise with pilots from the United States, Greece, Germany and Italy

Experts agree Dimona nuke reactor can exceed original life expectancy

"The full lifespan of a nuclear reactor is customarily considered to be 40 years... a reactor’s lifespan may be doubled through improvements and upgrades without diminishing its safety.”

View of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona

Tehran Imam threatens missile attack on Dimona nuclear power plant

Imam Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani also warned the US against a military attack on Iran.

Imam Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani

Three convicted in Dimona nuclear research agency fraud

Besides the three individual defendants, the case also led to charges against two entities used by the defendants.

View of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona

Analysis: How does the new US-Russia nuke arms race impact Israel?

Russia seems intent on developing asymmetric nuclear abilities and this can only be bad news for Israel.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures during a joint news conference with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 2018

Is Israel's nuclear reactor still safe?

With threats to Israel’s nuclear reactor at Dimona in the news frequently of late, the elephant in the room has been absent from the front pages.

View of the Israeli nuclear facility in the Negev Desert outside Dimona

Israel nuclear chief: We are upgrading defenses at Dimona reactor

Director General Zeev Snir also pleaded for strong actions against Iran and Syria, "Iran and Syria pose significant proliferation threats to the region, and the world."

 From  newly named Shimon Peres Nuclear Research Center in Dimona, Netanyahu warns those threatening to destroy Israel (August 30, 2018).