Dimona

Explosive device found near Ashkelon playground, suspect arrested

Prosecutors say fingerprints and location data linked suspect Osher Peretz to the sophisticated device though he denies building or hiding it.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative
Eran Rolls, Chairman of the Israeli Building Center

The Dimona mayor’s ultimatum to the Ministry of Finance

Water park simulation in Dimona.

The new attraction planned on the way to Eilat: “It’s a game changer”

Israel Firefighters work to resuscitate kittens rescued from fire in Negev, June 3, 2026.

WATCH: Firefighters give lifesaving treatment to kittens rescued from burning building in Negev


Dimona nuke workers ask courts' permission to speak to media

Israel states their work is a matter of national security, but the scientists claim their right to fight for better working conditions.

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Flouting the nuclear taboo

Did Israel consider using ‘the bomb’ during the Six Day War?

David Ben-Gurion and Shimon Peres visiting the Dimona nuclear reactor

La fin du tabou du nucléaire israélien ?

Des documents révélés par la presse montrent qu’Israël aurait sérieusement envisagé de faire exploser une bombe atomique dans la péninsule du Sinaï juste avant la guerre des Six jours

David Ben-Gurion et Shimon Peres en visite sur le site du réacteur nucléaire de Dimona

Was the Six Day War fought in part over Israel’s nuclear program?

“I am trying to show what might be an alternative narrative to what led to that war, or to combine the two narratives together. This is the last big secret.”

Israeli troops near Rafah during the Six Day War

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