Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman

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  Israel Defence Minister Resigns After Gaza Ceasefire

  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal, throwing the government into turmoil.

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  Israel Reopens People, Goods Border Crossings To Gaza

  Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered Sunday that Israel's goods and people border crossings with Gaza be opened, just four days after ordering them closed following a Palestinian rocket attack.

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  Argentina Cancels Football Friendly with Israel Citing "Threats To Messi"

  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday slammed the Argentina national football team over the cancellation of a planned friendly against Israel in Jerusalem, calling it a surrender to hate.

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  Israel Says It Attacked Targets In Syria After Iranian Rocket Fire

  Israel said it attacked nearly all of Iran's military infrastructure in Syria on Thursday after Iranian forces fired rockets at Israeli-held territory for the first time.

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  Israel Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman Vows To Strike Any Iran "Military Foothold" In Syria

  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman vowed in an interview Thursday to strike at any attempt by Iran to establish a "military foothold" in Syria, following an attack this month attributed to his country.

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  Israel's Defence Minister Accuses Mahmud Abbas Of Wanting Israel-Hamas War

  Israel's defence minister on Thursday accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of trying to spark a fresh conflict between the Jewish state and Abbas's longtime rivals Hamas.

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  Israel Threatens To 'Destroy' Syrian Air Defence Systems

  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defence systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes.

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  US Warned Israel Against Annexing West Bank: Minister Avigdor Lieberman

  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead to an "immediate crisis" with President Donald Trump's administration.

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  Halt Settlement Vote Until Donald Trump Takes Office: Israeli Defence Minister

  Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman says a parliamentary vote to legalise Jewish settler homes in the West Bank should be put on hold until Donald Trump becomes US president.

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  Israel's Next Gaza War Will Be Last As 'We Will Destroy Them': Minister

  Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in an interview with a Palestinian newspaper Monday that Israel's next war with Gaza militants would be their last "because we will completely destroy them".

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  Netanyahu Seeks To Recruit Far-Right Lieberman Into Israeli Government

  Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with ultra-nationalist politician Avigdor Lieberman to try to recruit him into Israel's government, and political sources said the prime minister agreed to his demand to be appointed defence minister.

• Mahmud Abbas Directly Responsible for Inciting Synagogue Attack, says Israel

  Israel's top brass blames Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas for inciting attack on synagogue. Defence Minister says his government will 'hunt down' those responsible.