• arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
    54·
    2 个月前

    Actually it was an act of war since it was done using the country’s military.

    Piracy is reserved for unaffiliated parties.

    So essentially Israel has committed an act of war against whatever country the boats’ are registered under

    • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
      14·
      2 个月前

      Not Italy. But Swedish, Brazilian, German, Turkish, French, etc.

      Those countries won’t be too happy if Israel is kidnapping their citizens. And those countries may change their financial and diplomatic relationships with Israel as a result.

      Israel cannot continue the genocide without foreign support. Quite literally they need weapons from those countries

    • Fleur_@aussie.zone
      114·
      2 个月前

      States doing piracy to each other without war was a staple of the golden age of piracy. It was called privateering.

      • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
        14·
        2 个月前

        Right, modern day international law would define that as an act of war.

          • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
            10·
            2 个月前

            It clearly is.

            Just because a nation commits an act of war against you doesn’t mean that you have to declare war and attack. All it means is you have a justifiable cause to retaliate under international law

          • Hawke@lemmy.world
            9·
            2 个月前

            “Act of war” is not the same as “declaration of war”, in case you were under that impression.