Negev: Quick Facts

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60 years of denial about Israel’s nuclear weapons program confronts a new reality • Nov. 7, 2026, 12:01 AM ET (CNN)

Israel’s most famous market lands in the capital of the Negev • Oct. 20, 2026, 7:45 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Rare bird spotted over weekend for only second time in Israel • Oct. 19, 2026, 1:44 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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