: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Around 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed from Israeli jails yesterday as part of an exchange under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
If all goes as planned and the hostages are released from Gaza, one of their first stops in Israel will be a hospital, according to the Israeli Health Ministry's protocols and guidelines.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Weinstein flagged the Chagos Islands deal and the U.K.’s willingness to honor the I.C.C.’s arrest warrants for Israeli leaders as early points of tension with the new Administration.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Around 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed from Israeli jails yesterday as part of an exchange under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
The latest: On Saturday, ahead of the ceasefire, the Israeli Defense Forces started redeploying some forces in Gaza — moving them outside of the enclave or east towards the buffer zone on the Gaza-Israel border.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
If all goes as planned and the hostages are released from Gaza, one of their first stops in Israel will be a hospital, according to the Israeli Health Ministry's protocols and guidelines.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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