Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigning in protest at Gaza truce
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Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Wednesday that he was resigning from the conservative coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest at a Gaza truce.
Announcing his decision, which takes effect 48 hours after he puts it in writing, Lieberman deemed Tuesday's Egyptian-mediated deal with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas "a capitulation to terror".
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