UPDATE 1-Israeli defence minister resigns in protest against Gaza ceasefire deal
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Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal, throwing the government into turmoil.
"What happened yesterday -- the truce combined with the process with Hamas -- is capitulating to terror. It has no other meaning," Lieberman told journalists.
"What we're doing now as a state is buying short-term quiet, with the price being severe long-term damage to national security."
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