Israel said early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City in another escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas. The decision, taken after a late-night meeting of top officials, came despite mounting international calls to end the war and protests by many in Israel who fear for the remaining hostages held by Hamas.
Why is this being called a war? To my knowledge, Palestine is not currently recognized as a nation. That aside from the one-sided atrocities committed against civilians…
It’s a war in the same way that Nazi Germany was at war with the Jews.
True, but that’s not the context in which it’s being referenced in this case.
Definition of war from Oxford dictionary:
Maybe I’m just not hearing about the Palestinian side of the armed conflict, but is that part still happening? This has felt very one sided for a long while.
It is literally “Israel” and US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Italy attacking mostly children and women, and lately killing people looking for food.
That’s not a requirement for a war. Civil wars, for example, do not have international belligerents by definition.