Dimona

A new medical center will open in Dimona

The Mayor of Dimona met with Maccabi management ahead of the opening of a new medical center in Dimri Center and the expansion of medical services for residents.

Maccabi to open a new medical center in Dimona
US President Donald Trump attends an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026

Democrats urge US to acknowledge Israel’s nuclear program

The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.

Looter indicted after pretending to be emergency worker at Dimona rocket crash site

Sager Abu Srehan, vice principal at the Amal Reut School, was one of the first to extend his hand to those impacted by the Iranian attacks in Arad and Dimona.

Israel’s Bedouin community open homes to victims of Dimona, Arad strike


Intent to sell or a good time at Israel's Burning Man festival?

Police go undercover, seize drugs at psychedelic desert festival.

Drugs confiscated by Israel Police

21 Injured in apartment fire in southern Israel

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Apartment fire in Dimona

Israeli nuclear secret-leaker Vanunu convicted of meeting with foreigners

Vanunu denied that he posed a security risk.

Mordechai Vanunu appears in the magistrate's court in Jerusalem

‘Textile factory’ in Dimona to be renamed after Peres

As director-general of the Defense Ministry in the mid 1950s, Peres was instrumental in building a close relationship with France, which agreed to sell a nuclear reactor to Israel.

Peres at the Nuclear Research Facility

After 53 years, MKs call for emergency meeting to discuss upgrading Dimona nuclear reactor

Built in 1963 using technology acquired from France, the lifetime of the reactor – officially known as the Nuclear Research Center–Negev – is 40 years, according the manufacturer’s specifications.

Dimona nuclear reactor

ANALYSIS: The cloudy future of Israel's nuclear reactor

It's a "catch 22"- The very thing that could ultimately afford Israel the tools to build a new reactor would also prevent it from using the reactor as a nuclear deterrent.

Dimona nuclear reactor

Class action lawsuit filed against Israel Railways over Dimona train crash

Lawsuit demands that the train company pay NIS 1,500 per resident, which amounts to NIS 20 million.

Scene of train collision in Dimona

Israelis slain in Istanbul bombing laid to rest

Dimona Mayor Ben Biton praised one of the victims, Simcha Damri, for her years of charity work helping out needy families in Dimona, and called her “one of the foundations of the city."

Funeral of Simcha Damri‏

Negligence caused Dimona train crash and Bromine leak, environment minister says

The accident occurred when a cargo train collided with three cargo railcars that were standing on the tracks.

Scene of train collision in Dimona

Dimonans asked to stay indoors after train collision results in Bromine spill

Cargo train collides with three train wagons at entrance to city.

Scene of train collision in Dimona