Must be
multiple countries from the Arab League or the peninsula
not already in major active conflict with Israel (i.e. this precludes only Palestine)
using official forces or forces acting with official permission
working together (can join other Arab states other than Palestine already in conflict to qualify)
either attacking first, or attacking after Israel pre-emptively strikes against any gathering of forces (if Israel instead attacks, say, primarily civilian targets, then Israel is the aggressor against that country for the purposes of this question)
(feel free to suggest more criteria if this doesn't feel sufficiently clear. will lean on spirit of the question in the meantime, and in general)
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1.00@SirCryptomind "coalition" to me says it must include multiple national forces, regardless of other members. seems fair?
@Stralor What about if Lebanon & Hezbollah attack Israel while Israel is attacking Gaza? (They are already fighting, but more like "hey, you stay on your side, we will stay on ours" but it could escalate.
Say, for example purpose: Those 2 attack in response to: Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon (Reuters)
Would that count?
And for that. do you consider Lebanon an Arab country since they are a Member State of the Arab League?
Last question is, does the initial aggressor matter?
@SirCryptomind ooo good questions.
Lebanon: yes. counts, but only if official (not if Hezbollah acts independently), and also not enough on its own (not a "coalition" of Arab states)
Palestine: does not count as we need new countries
Initial Aggressor: hmm, yeah I think that matters. Israel could "pre-act" against them building forces to attack and I'd still count it though
@Stralor in the case of reacting to border skirmishes, I think that depends on who first triggers a larger conflict or invasion
@Stralor Great update to the description. Appreciate it! It all makes sense and clarifies everything I asked!