: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Most of the money will go to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which have a critical role in standing up the ceasefire that was agreed to in November following an all-out war between Israeli and Hezbollah that battered much of southern and eastern Lebanon for two months.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In August, Israeli police arrested 73-year-old Moti Maman, an Israeli from the southern city of Ashkelon, for allegedly plotting to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Nasrallah was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut in late September.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Most of the money will go to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which have a critical role in standing up the ceasefire that was agreed to in November following an all-out war between Israeli and Hezbollah that battered much of southern and eastern Lebanon for two months.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
The demilitarized zone was created under a 1974 ceasefire between the two countries following the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, commonly referred to by Israelis as the Yom Kippur War.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In August, Israeli police arrested 73-year-old Moti Maman, an Israeli from the southern city of Ashkelon, for allegedly plotting to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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