: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
An Israeli air force official said that for the first time, a Houthi missile contained a number of sub-munitions, which were intended to be detonated upon impact.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
An Israeli tank moves on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, on Monday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
On Saturday, Israeli tanks and troops began maneuvering ever closer to Gaza City’s outskirts in preparation for a full-scale offensive.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
An Israeli air force official said that for the first time, a Houthi missile contained a number of sub-munitions, which were intended to be detonated upon impact.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
By October 1985, Israeli KC-707s refueled F-15s, enabling them to fly all the way from their home airbases over the Eastern Mediterranean to strike the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Tunisia.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
An Israeli tank moves on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, on Monday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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