Beersheba

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Dr. Ziad Abu Abed was shot on his way home from work at Soroko Medical Center in Beersheba, the latest incident in a decade long feud between two families in Rahat.

The activist was fined 10,000 shekels and given a suspended fine of 5,000 shekels for three years. Seven detainees from the flotilla remain in Israel as of Friday.

At the IDF’s cyber base in Beersheba, Lt.-Col. Bar Inbar trains Israel’s next generation of cyber defenders, combining hi-tech innovation with military discipline to safeguard the nation’s security.

The men’s and teen fashion store marks a milestone for a young local entrepreneur who began at the mall with small tables, advanced to a kiosk, and has now opened his first store.

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This week, Beersheba’s Local Planning Committee recommended depositing the urban renewal plan for the Shazar complex, with the municipality joining a private developer as co-submitter.

WATCH: JPost’s Corinne Baum in conversation with Naftali Aklum on history, identity, and the place of Ethiopian Jews in shaping Zionism.

Magen David Adom medics attempted to treat the child at the scene, and transferred him to Soroka Medical Center, but medical staff were forced to declare him dead.

For two days and with beer brands from Israel and around the world, the Oktoberfest Festival of the BIG Group and the “Eating in Beersheba and Surroundings” community arrives at the end of October.