: a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel
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The terrorist group fired five projectiles from within Lebanon into Israel, the Israeli military said, adding that most were intercepted by Israel’s missile defense system while one landed in an open area.—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024 Thousands have died in Lebanon from Israeli air strikes, which have hit across the south, in Beirut, and the eastern Bekaa Valley.—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024
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On Monday, a drone fired launched Lebanon managed to get through Israeli’s air defences and strike Netanyahu’s beach house in the coastal city of Caesarea, some 50 miles from the border of Lebanon.—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 The report states that according to U.S. signals intelligence, the Israeli Air Force conducted a large exercise involving intelligence planes and likely fighter jets trained for a possible attack against Iran.—Barak Ravid, Axios, 22 Oct. 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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