The Israel Land Authority has issued a tender to lease 28,000 acres (11,331 hectares) in the Negev desert for the deployment of large-scale solar power plants. It said the projects will be located ...

Gurion’s final wish was to be buried in the Negev, and become one with the land he loved so dearly. Today, his tomb—overlooking a breathtaking view of Tsin canyon and Ovdat highlands in the ...

Israeli authorities on Wednesday demolished the Palestinian al-Araqib Bedouin village in the southern Negev region for the ...

the spokesperson for the Regional Council for Unrecognized Villages in the Negev. The council has accused Israel of clearing the land for the construction of a Jewish community. “The destruction ...

At this point, 70% have returned to the Western Negev but most of the agricultural land remains empty and abandoned, and some of it has been torched. More than 10% of the state’s territory has ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 18, 2025 shows the scenery of Negev Desert in southern Israel. Due to winter rainfall, vegetation in the southern Israeli desert seasonally recovers.

Considering other aspects of development of Israel’s southern land reserve ... hold hope for fullest development of the Negev. He asserted that there was a need for “hundreds of pioneers ...