: a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel
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Members of Switzerland's silver medal-winning under-23 fencing team turned their backs to the Israeli gold medalists during the medal ceremony while Israel's national anthem played.—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025 The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office did not deny the veracity of the article, instead asserting that Israel’s actions have delayed Iran’s nuclear program.—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
One shining example of merging strategies and tactics is how the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) reduced their combat Case Fatality Rate (CFR) from 15 percent in Lebanon in 2006 to 6.5 percent in Gaza in 2024.—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Now, Hamas is weakened, partially by Israeli Defense Forces, partially by the desperation of the Gazans Hamas claims to serve.—Michael Tobin, FOXNews.com, 11 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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