: a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel
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More than 1,000 people have been killed since the resumption of Israeli strikes on March 18, the ministry said.—David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025 Iran and its proxies in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, and elsewhere are on the back foot, under severe pressure from Israeli forces.—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben-Asher’s Bad Boy won seven gongs at the Israeli Television Academy Awards last night, while Shira Haas took home Best Supporting Actress.—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025 Growing up as a Palestinian Israeli in east Jerusalem, Tareq Abu Hamed always believed in the power of science.—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Israeli
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Adjective
Modern Hebrew yiśrĕ'ēlī, from Hebrew, Israelite, noun & adjective, from Yiśrā'ēl
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