Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say - eviltoast
Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line

Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line

      • Land_Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Hey, getting having a casus belli that can be passed around to buy you time to bomb a city long enough before someone intervenes, especially if you can’t singlehandedly deter many of the other armies to leave you alone, is a rare opportunity for small fish warmongers.

    • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      casus belli

      casus belli /kā″səs bĕl′ī, kä″səs bĕl′ē/

      noun

      • An act or event that provokes or is used to justify war.

      • A matter or occasion of war; an excuse or a reason for declaring war: as, the right of search claimed by Great Britain constituted a casus belli in 1812.

      • An act seen as justifying or causing a war.

      (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition)