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- Shin Bet chief David Zini warned the cabinet that Bedouin communities in the Negev are forming battalions.
- Shin Bet said weapons smuggling has turned the Negev into a hub for assault rifles, explosives and night-vision gear.
- Hura council head Habes Al-Atawna called Zini’s warning a politically timed election stunt and denied terrorism.
- Activist Ra’ed Al-Qian urged education, jobs, housing reforms together with enforcement to curb Bedouin violence.