Negev Bedouin הבדואים בנגב

About 300,000 Bedouin Arab citizens of Israel who live in the Negev. Many live in towns such as Rahat, the largest Bedouin city, and Tel Sheva, and many others in villages the state does not recognize. Land claims, planning and poverty are long-running disputes. Some Bedouin volunteer for the Israel Defense Forces, famously as trackers, and Bedouin were among those killed and taken hostage in the October 7 attack (2023).