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Israel approves defense merger for Israel Aerospace Industries, Elta ahead of massive IPO

According to the Government Companies Authority's valuations, IAI could be listed at a valuation of 100 billion shekels, following a surge in 2025 sales to 7.8 billion dollars.

|ByUDI ETZION
The IAI, Israel Aerospace Industries company logo is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 09, 2025 in London, England.
ICL building inauguration ceremony

Strengthening the industry in the south: A new headquarters for ICL in the heart of Beersheba

ICL, considered the largest private employer in the Negev, is inaugurating a new building in Beersheba for hundreds of the company’s headquarters employees.

|BySHEVA DAROM
Purim at the Cinema City Beersheba

Photo booths, costume pop-ups, and restaurant parties: Purim at Cinema City Beersheba

On March 3–4, Cinema City Beersheba will host two days of festive Purim activities, open to the public and free of charge.

|BySHEVA DAROM
Police station

Israeli teen indicted for preparing explosives in ISIS-linked terror plot

Investigators declared that the 18-year-old had begun preparing explosives and intended to target soldiers by detonating a device “under a bus in Beer-Sheva.”

|ByPESACH BENSON

Ronald Lauder’s employment center in the Negev

Five years ago, the president of the World Jewish Congress established a professional placement center for thousands of young women and young people in Beersheba, which found work for 1,700 people.

MARCH 14, 2020ByMERON SHPIELBERG, ALAN ROSENBAUM
RONALD LAUDER, president of the World Jewish Congress.

KKL-JNF, Local Government Pave the Way to Beer Sheva 2040

Beersheba Mayor: "This is not just a plan of the Beer Sheva municipality; this is a national project."

MARCH 10, 2020ByKKL-JNF
L-R: Beersheba Mayor Ruvik Danilovich and KKL-JNF World Chairman Daniel Atar. Photo: Yossi Ifergan, KKL-JNF Spokespersons Office