Rahat

Israeli Arab from Rahat charged with incitement

Police and Shin Bet investigation finds Rahat resident operated social media accounts to spread inciting messages, praise terrorism, and support Hamas’s objectives.

Sewage, blood, waste:

Environmental terrorism under the auspices of the city of Rahat

The Regavim Movement has appealed to government ministers, claiming that the Gerar stream has become a dumping ground for waste, allegedly under the auspices of the city of Rahat.

Hundreds of thousands in cash

How a network involving senior officers smuggled goods into Gaza

The Southern District Attorney's Office filed a serious indictment against a Rahat resident and senior IDF commanders, for aiding the enemy in war and smuggling goods into Gaza during wartime.

Five men murdered in Arab communities in twelve hours

Five people were murdered in a series of shooting incidents across the Arab sector within a span of just 12 hours, in Segev Shalom, Rahat, Yarka, Lod and Fureidis.

Yoaz Hendel’s comparison angers the haredi community

Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Reservists’ Party, sparks uproar after comparing Bnei Brak to Rahat in the context of loss of governance.

Arms smuggling route to Bedouin communities exposed

In a wide-ranging affair that came to be known as the Southern Route, a network of arms dealers was exposed that supplied weapons to the southern communities of Rahat and Segev Shalom.

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Masked gang sets vehicles on fire in Givat Bar

Detectives from the Rahat station arrested several suspects in the arson of vehicles in Givat Bar overnight. It is believed to have been in retaliation for a nearby police operation.

Two years later: Three October 7 terrorists arrested in Rahat

Three Gaza residents who participated in the October 7 massacre and remained in Israel afterwards are arrested in southern Israel.

In the service of Hamas:

Arab Israelis transfer weapons to Judea and Samaria

ISA uncovers network of Israeli Arabs who transferred weapons, funds, to Judea and Samaria under direction of Turkey-based Hamas terrorist.

Paramedic injured in rock attack on southern Israel

Terrorists near Rahat in southern Israel hurl rocks at mobile ICU, injuring paramedic.

Decision made

New airport to be built near Rahat

The Prime Minister has decided to establish the planned supplementary airport to Ben Gurion Airport in the area near Rahat, most likely in the Tze'elim region, after the security establishment opposed the alternative in the Negev.

Over 1,000 officers raid Rahat in major crackdown on Arab crime

Rahat mayor clashes with law enforcement agencies during major crackdown on local crime. 'We will restore sovereignty and enforce law in the face of ongoing violence and decades of neglect,' Minister Ben Gvir vows.

Former Rahat Mayor:

'Farhan told of a Jewish friend in captivity with him who died'

Former Rahat mayor Ata Abu Madighem said that Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, the former hostage who was rescued from Gaza on Tuesday, told him that he had been held together with another hostage who died in captivity.

Suspected murder:

Arab woman, 27, stabbed dead in Rahat

Police arrest woman's husband on suspicion of stabbing his wife in the couple's home.

Arabs attacked after accidentally entering Samaria outpost

Israel Police investigating incident in which three Israeli females from Rahat were pelted with rocks and had their car set on fire after accidentally entering Givat Ronen.

Ships at sea in the northern Negev?

Church walls revealed by Israel Antiquities Authority excavations portray 1500-year-old contemporary ships.

Terrorists planned to murder Ben-Gvir with RPG

The ISA has arrested a nascent terrorist cell with a long list of daring plans for attacks.

Heroic response:

Badly wounded stabbing victim neutralized terrorist

50-year-old man, critically wounded in attack at Beit Kama, managed to shoot and neutralize terrorist seconds later

Fallen Bedouin soldier:

'Hamas makes no distinction between Jew and Arab'

Sergeant First Class (res.) Ahmad Abu Latif, 26, from Rahat, said that the Bedouin community was part of Israel and determined to fight Hamas.

Rahat resident housed and employed Gazans

Police arrested a 42-year-old woman from Rahat after they found that three Gazan women were being housed and employed at a factory in southern Israel.

Israeli Arabs indicted for sheltering 10/7 infiltrators

Residents of Rahat, a Bedouin city in southern Israel, are indicted on suspicion of sheltering Gazans who infiltrated Israel on October 7.

Weapons and ammunition discovered in Bedouin preschool

Police raid in Bedouin Arab communities unearths weapons, ammunition, hidden in local preschool.

Otzma Yehudit MK:

'An Arab driver cut me off and almost caused a fatal accident'

MK Almog Cohen reports that a Skoda-type vehicle cut him off while driving at a high speed near Rahat.

Combating Arab crime:

Police uncover weapons in Bedouin town

Father and son from Rahat detained after police find guns and ammunition in their home.

Rahat: Man shot dead in suspected murder

Police estimate that shooting was part of a family feud over land.

Suspected ramming attack in Be'er Sheva

Teen injured after being hit by vehicle in Be'er Sheva.

Antiquity looters caught red-handed digging in ancient well

Antiquity looters caught digging for treasure and destroying historical evidence, following a southern Bedouin myth.

Fine rural estate, 1,200 years old, uncovered in southern Israel

'A wealthy landowner, overseeing farmsteads in the northern Negev, may have resided on the estate,' excavation directors say.

Remand extended for driver in ramming death of police volunteer

Police say driver, passengers, were under the influence of alcohol when they ran over and killed Amichai Carmely.

Amichai Carmely, 46, killed in ramming in central Israel

Amichai Carmely, father of two, killed when vehicle rams through checkpoint near Beit Dagan Junction.

Shooting incident

Cafe owner wounded in protest against Arab waitresses

Social media post decries Bedouins of Rahat "forgetting that we are the People of Muhammad."

Bedouin Arabs condemn Be'er Sheva terrorist

'Harming innocent civilians is a criminal and despicable act of terror,' Bedouin Arab local councils say.

Officers combating terror in Rahat now under investigation

Police investigating circumstances leading to death of Rahat man in Border Police and Shin Bet operation. Ben Gvir: They deserve a medal.

Bedouin Arab city gets first auditorium

President Isaac Herzog participates in inauguration ceremony of a new auditorium in Rahat, meets members of Desert Stars charity.

Three police officers injured in weapons raid

Dozens riot in Arab city after police forces discover and confiscate illegal ammunition.

Jerusalem seminary students visit Sheikh injured in attack

After pro-coexistence Sheikh attacked in Jerusalem, seminary students pay a solidarity visit.

Indictment:

Bedouin planned Temple Mount attack

Israeli Arab resident of Bedouin city Rahat charged with attempted murder, possession of knife after arrest by police on way Temple Mount.

Israel’s most ancient 'soapery' discovered in the Negev

Ancient soap-making workshop uncovered in southern Israel, where olive oil was turned into soap 1,200 years ago.

Israeli Arab towns declared restricted areas

Parts of two Israeli-Arab towns in the Negev and parts of Jaffa declared restricted areas in response to rising coronavirus morbidity rates.

Assailants opened fire on Israeli Police force in Rahat

2 police officers wounded when assailants open fire on patrol cars.

Resident of Rahat planned attack on Israeli hotel

Terrorist Adel Abu Hadayeb tried to prepare bomb for use in attack on Israeli hotel he was familiar with from his work nearby as a gardener.

Bedouin rape suspects released - victim's family not updated

Family of rape victim and attorneys try in vain to receive information according to Victims of Crime Law.

Arab town's swimming pool must follow same rules as Jewish pools

Dep. A-G Dina Zilber warns southern Arab city that separate men's and women's swimming hours is illegal if there are no coed hours.

Bedouin indicted over hit-and-run

Rahat resident driving without permit hits pedestrian, flees instead of stopping, abandons his car and reports it stolen to police.

'They screamed 'slaughter the Jew' and tried to hurl rocks'

Police officer recalls attack by Bedouin residents of Rahat on Israeli police officers during traffic stop.

Police officers attacked in Rahat

Two policemen injured after being attacked with clubs and rocks by residents of Bedouin city.

Arabs torch Israeli flags ahead of Independence Day

Some residents of Israeli-Arab towns protest Independence Day, tear down signs. 'For us it is a day of catastrophe, not independence.'

Watch: Children flee as Israeli school bus goes up in flames

Bus carrying school children in southern Israel suddenly catches on fire, forcing children to flee. No injuries reported.

Police nab antiquities thieves red handed raiding ancient ruins

Authorities catch Bedouin antiquities thieves red-handed at ancient ruins.

IDF investigates whether mental patient is MIA soldier

Army receives tip that a hospitalized mental patient is, in fact, soldier Guy Hever, who has been missing since 1997.

Bedouin must compensate State for evacuation of illegal mosque

Beer Sheva court rules Negev Bedouin must compensate State for expenses incurred during evacuation of mosque built on public land.

Noy Sheetrit's Muslim partner: 'Over my dead body - love wins'

'I'm in the midst of a divorce, only Noy is in my life ... It's no different from marrying a second, third, or fourth wife.'

Undercover special forces prevent terror attack

Undercover special forces from the Border Police arrested a man in Rahat that was on his way to carry out an attack.

Deri transfers land to Bedouin city

14,000 dunams to be transferred by agreement from Bnei Shimon regional council to Rahat municipality.

Report: Bedouin steal soldier's gun in southern Israel

Resident of Bedouin town of Rahat arrested after allegedly stealing friend's gun.

'We'll blast Allahu Akbar from every building'

Rahat mayor threatens to fight ban on mosque loudspeakers.

Weapons confiscated in Bedouin city

Border Police raid of Rahat yields weapons stash hiddein in a car; 2 suspects taken in for questioning.

Turkey: Kidnappers release two Israeli Bedouins

Two Israeli Bedouin students were kidnapped in Turkey last week. Families reportedly paid ransom for their release.

Rahat terrorist who stabbed elderly woman caught

Stabber who wounded Jewish shopper identified as Arab minor from Judea who entered illegally with help of Arab citizens.

Watch: Terrorist flees after stabbing elderly woman

Attacker in his 20s caught on security camera after stabbing 65-year-old as she shopped in southern Bedouin city.