Cabinet ministers, fellow lawmakers turn up to pay their final respects: 'This is a sad day for the Knesset of Israel'

Al-Harumi made history when his party became the first Arab faction to join a coalition, although he did not vote in favor to protest home demolitions in Bedouin communities

Even with MK Mansour Abbas's $9.1 billion budget for Arab community, residents of Negev's unrecognized towns are skeptical promises will translate into reality

Ignoring pleas from environmental groups to cancel plans, committee members approve Environment Ministry terms for an impact survey to include climate costs

80 fines handed out for violation of health guidelines that cap outdoor gatherings at 20; 3 DJs detained and sound systems confiscated

Off the national grid and with conspiracy theories and fears of inoculation running rampant, few have elected to get the shots to protect themselves from COVID-19

Teen accused of breaking into family home in Negev and assaulting young girl as she lay in bed; together with 2 accomplices, believed to be behind a whole string of break-ins

Criminals moved from bed to bed, were scared away by sibling's scream; dad says it was 'nightmare,' argues that had he shot them, he would have been prosecuted

As Mount Karkom attracts increasing visitors, archaeologists try to protect a prehistoric art-filled site that a top researcher claims is Mount Sinai, complete with 'burning bush'

After delays and amid ongoing pushback by military, Defense Ministry moving forward with plan to relocate Intelligence Directorate to the northern Negev