Desert region of southern Israel (5)
I believe the answer is:
negev
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">desert region of southern israel</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for negev that I've seen before include "part of Israel" , "Southern Israeli desert" , "Israeli desert area abutting Sinai" , "Desert region in Israel" , "Wilderness" .)