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minus-squaremerthyr1831@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down9·7 months agoIsrael didn’t offer a ceasefire. They offered a pause.
minus-squareWamGams@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·7 months agoA pause in a war is called what exactly? Oh, ceasefire. Huh.
minus-squareMrNesser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·7 months agoThere’s a specific definition here though A pause indicates a temporary stop to advancing with no obligation to stop shooting While a ceasefire is they stop shooting. If Israel broke a ceasefire it could be seen as worse than essentially unpausing the conflict. It’s all wording, semantics and ultimately drivel but that’s politics and diplomacy.
Israel didn’t offer a ceasefire. They offered a pause.
A pause in a war is called what exactly?
Oh, ceasefire. Huh.
There’s a specific definition here though
A pause indicates a temporary stop to advancing with no obligation to stop shooting
While a ceasefire is they stop shooting.
If Israel broke a ceasefire it could be seen as worse than essentially unpausing the conflict.
It’s all wording, semantics and ultimately drivel but that’s politics and diplomacy.