Current sectionIsrael NewsThe land was designated for income-generating solar projects in exchange for relinquishing ownership claims. Its sale on the open market would contradict a 2022 government resolutionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIdan Binyamin07:54 PM • August 23 2026 IDTThe Israel Land Authority is considering selling land earmarked for formalizing Bedouin settlement in southern Israel on the open market. The Energy Ministry had identified the land as suitable for solar power facilities that could be connected to the electricity grid.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:BedouinNegevCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankEisenkotTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCanada Recommends Companies Avoid Trade With West Bank SettlementsOne Palestinian Demand Exposed the Limits of an Arab's Place in Israeli PoliticsShin Bet Chief's Sister Joins Far-right anti-LGBTQ Party Ahead of ElectionNetanyahu Rival Gadi Eisenkot Not Granted Security Detail Despite Threat ClaimsIsraeli Man Moderately Wounded in West Bank Stabbing Attack, Medics SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive