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The Israeli Air Force shot down an unidentified flying object over the Dimona nuclear plant in the Negev Desert Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said.

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Israeli police raze mosque amid protestsupdated: Sun Nov 07 2010 07:26:00

Israeli police officers razed a mosque they said was built illegally in the southern city of Rahat as residents hurled rocks at them.

Israel again razes Bedouin villageupdated: Tue Aug 10 2010 13:20:00

On the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, Israeli police re-entered a Bedouin village Tuesday to repeat the demolition of homes they had razed only a few days earlier.

Israeli forces demolish villageupdated: Tue Jul 27 2010 14:03:00

CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on Israel's controversial practice of demolishing Bedouin homes in the Negev Desert.

Time.com: Israelis Wary of a US Radar Base in the Negevupdated: Thu Oct 02 2008 16:00:00

A new X-band radar in the Negev desert may provide early warning of any Iranian attack, but some say it's there to serve U.S. objectives rather than Israeli ones

Time.com: Israel's Messianic Jews Under Attack updated: Fri Jun 06 2008 14:00:00

A small group of Jews who believe in Jesus have sparked outrage among some orthodox groups who view them as traitors

Palestinian sources: 4 dead in Gaza attacksupdated: Sun Jan 06 2008 18:08:00

Four Palestinians were killed Sunday as a result of fighting in the area of al-Breij, in central Gaza, Palestinian security sources said.

Israel pounds Gaza in response to 'escalation'updated: Thu Jan 03 2008 14:09:00

The Israeli military Thursday cracked down on Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza in response to what Israel called an escalation in rocket attacks.

Israel releases hundreds of Palestinian prisonersupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 20:17:00

Israel early Monday began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners who are aligned with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, as part of a goodwill gesture.

Israel releases Palestiniansupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 20:17:00

Friends and relatives welcome home Palestinian prisoners released by Israel.

Rocket attack wounds Israeli troopsupdated: Tue Sep 11 2007 09:54:00

Israel says a Palestinian rocket has exploded at an army base wounding dozens of Israeli soldiers. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

Group: We fired Israel rocket updated: Tue Sep 11 2007 09:54:00

Islamic Jihad said it fired a longer-distance, shrapnel-packed missile into an Israeli military base early Tuesday -- wounding dozens of soldiers -- as part of its mission to hit targets deeper into Israel, a spokesman for the militant group told CNN.

Israeli jets strike 5 Gaza targets updated: Fri May 25 2007 09:16:00

Israeli airstrikes hit five targets in and around Gaza City early Saturday, wounding four people, Palestinian security sources said.

Palestinians: 1 killed in Israeli airstrike updated: Fri Jun 16 2006 15:10:00

An Israeli airstrike Friday targeted a car carrying two members of an alleged Palestinian Islamic Jihad "terror cell" in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel's 'bomb in the basement'updated: Wed Apr 21 2004 05:33:00

Israel's nuclear reactor was built with the help of the French more than 40 years ago near the town of Dimona in the Negev Desert.

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