The Hindu Editorial (Rogue state) – Sep 26, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Rogue state) – Sep 26, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Rogue state) – Sep 26, 2024:

rogue (noun) – unprincipled, dishonest, untrustworthy, scoundrel, unscrupulous, terror (person, organization, or country).
state (noun) – country.
conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
Hezbollah (noun) – Hezbollah is a Shiite Muslim political party and militant group based in Lebanon, where its extensive security apparatus, political organization, and social services network have fostered its reputation as “a state within a state.” Founded in the chaos of the fifteen-year Lebanese Civil War, the Iran-backed group is driven by its opposition to Israel and its resistance to Western influence in the Middle East.
escalation (noun) – intensification, aggravation, exacerbation.
compromise (noun) – agreement, understanding, settlement, middle ground, deal.
explode (verb) – burst violently, blow up, blow, go off.
bombardment (noun) – bombing, shelling (continuous attack).
campaign (noun) – attack, offensive, military operation(s), engagement, manoeuvre (s).
militant (adjective) – radical, fanatic, extremist, fundamentalist, sectarian, partisan.
explosion (noun) – blast, detonation, discharge, eruption, ignition, bowing up.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
slow-burning (adjective) – slow-paced.
Gaza (noun) – a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Gaza Strip is a self-governing Palestinian territory surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt.
invasion (noun) – attack, offensive, onslaught, incursion, assault.
Hamas (noun) – Hamas is an Islamist militant group based in Gaza.
solidarity (noun) – unity, unanimity, harmony, cohesion, cooperation.
exchange fire (phrase) – shoot at each other.
wary (adjective) – aware of, conscious of, alert to, awake to, acquainted with, heedful of, watchful of, careful of, mindful of.
tensions (noun) – strained relations, strain, unease.
spiral (verb) – get worse, worsen, deteriorate, decline.
all-out (adjective) – intense, aggressive, vigorous, powerful.
air strike (noun) – air attack.
stronghold (noun) – fort, fortress, bulwark, mainstay, support.
militia (noun) – armed forces, military unit, insurgent, rebel (that involves in rebel/terrorist activities against the main/regular forces).
displaced (adjective) – relating to an act of forcing someone to leave his/her home, usually due to war, persecution, or natural disaster.
ongoing (adjective) – in progress, under way, going on, continuing, happening, current.
subsequent (adjective) – following, resulting, resultant, eventual, sequential, ensuing.
authorities (noun) – bureaucracy, officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
retaliation (noun) – revenge, vengeance, counter-attack.
missile (noun) – a self-propelled/rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver a conventional/nuclear explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed; projectile.
ballistic missile (noun) – a missile, which is shot from the ground, takes a long distance to travel well outside the atmosphere and falls to the earth to explode on its target (due to the gravity).
cruise missile (noun) – it is a guided missile that flies with constant speed to deliver a warhead at specified target over long distance with high accuracy.
Tel Aviv (proper noun) – a city on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. (Jerusalem is the capital city of both Israel and Palestine, under their laws. Most other countries disagree. Most countries have their embassies with Israel in Tel Aviv).
escalatory (adjective) – increasing, intensifying, worsening (rapidly).
spiral (noun) – the process of deterioration, decline, decrease.
invade (verb) – attack, assault, occupy, conquer, capture, take, take over, take possession of.
push out (phrasal verb) – to make someone leave a place.
guerrilla (noun) – rebel, rioter, subversive, insurgent.
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (noun) – It was founded in 1964 with the purpose of liberating Palestine, achieving Palestinian self-determination, and securing the return of the refugees.
led to past & past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
resistance (noun) – opposition, objection, dissent, criticism, defiance, obstruction, disapproval, dislike.
buffer zone (noun) – neutral area, neutral territory.
carve out (phrasal verb) – create, establish, take out (something with effort).
in the hands of (noun) – under the authority/control of.
cross-border (adjective) – across a border between two states/countries.
raid (noun) – surprise attack, assault, invasion, offensive, incursion, foray.
ceasefire (noun) – a negotiated agreement that will be accompanied by other associated commitments to de-escalate the fighting; a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
overwhelmingly (adverb) – with a great majority; to a very great degree.
quieten (verb) – silence, stop, make quiet; lessen, reduce, mitigate.
troops (noun) – armed forces, forces, soldiers.
escalate (verb) – increase, intensify, accelerate, heighten, make more serious.
brink (noun) – edge/verge/end (of something).
bellicosity (noun) – aggression, hostility, aggressiveness, belligerence, combativeness, attack/offence, invasion.
callousness (noun) – ferocity, ruthlessness, cruelty, inhumanity.
disregard (noun) – indifference, negligence, heedlessness, inattention, lack of attention.
international law (noun) – International law defines the legal responsibilities of States in their conduct with each other, and their treatment of individuals within State boundaries. International law’s domain encompasses a wide range of issues of international concern, such as human rights, disarmament, international crime, refugees, migration, problems of nationality, the treatment of prisoners, the use of force, and the conduct of war, among others. International law also regulates the global commons, such as the environment and sustainable development, international waters, outer space, global communications and world trade.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
bear (verb) – have, carry, display, show.
hallmark (noun) – distinctive feature, characteristic, trait, attribute, quality.
impunity (noun) – exemption from punishment, freedom from punishment, immunity, indemnity, non-liability.