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2025 Saw ‘Broad Momentum’ of Activity in Southern Construction
Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing reports broad momentum in southern construction during 2025, strengthening communities and creating housing.
Jerusalem, 20 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Ministry of Construction and Housing summarized the year 2025 in the South as one characterized by a “broad momentum of activity, comprehensive planning and implementation in the field, which together led to the strengthening of urban and rural communities, the promotion of new communities and the creation of significant housing solutions for the residents of the Negev.”
The Ministry said it worked throughout the year in cooperation with local authorities, planning and government bodies, in order to provide a full response to the needs of the South and reduce gaps that have arisen over the years, and in particular following the war.
For example, the Ministry described “extensive” government investments in Beer Sheva.
Following a government decision approved this year, the Ministry of Construction and Housing led a strategic investment plan aimed at strengthening the city of Be’er Sheva. The ministry coordinated extensive planning and economic work, mobilized government resources, and built a multi-year plan to establish new public institutions, strengthen the old fabric, and develop modern urban infrastructure. The urban vision was updated in accordance with the needs that emerged from the field, and the ministry worked to introduce innovative elements of planning and construction that are adapted to a developing metropolis.
