The Shin Bet and police arrested a Bir Hadaj resident accused of leading a drone-based weapons smuggling network, prompting Defense Minister Israel Katz to sign a rare administrative detention order.
Indictment filed against three Bir Hadaj residents accused of stealing thousands of bullets and weapons from IDF vehicles — even during active operations.
Police found a lion cub being held in a pit near the Bedouin town of Bir Hadaj. The cub was handed over to the Nature and Parks Authority.
MK Taleb Abu 'Arar identifies with Bir Hadaj protesting destruction of illegal construction, claiming purpose of enforcement very different.
'Bir Hadaj has long been capital of crime and drugs in Negev. Bands stealing weapons, ammo, cars from area IDF base come from Bir Hadaj.'
