: a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel
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This investigation was in relation to Nvidia’s 2020 acquisition of Israeli firm Mellanox and some agreements made during the acquisition, the Chinese government said Monday.—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024 Hezbollah: Iran's most armed and trained proxy lost its charismatic and powerful leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike.—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
Tangent Trump’s statement came after the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen who was believed to be held hostage in Gaza, was dead.—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Biden Announces Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Deal By Yaakov Katz senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute
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On Aug. 25, 2005, just three days after the last Israeli had pulled out of the Gaza Strip, the first rocket was fired into Israel.—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 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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