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The Hindu Vocab On Israel’s Offensive, And The Danger Ahead

The U.S. must rein in Israel, and Iran must show restraint

The April 1 attack on an annex of the Iranian embassy (the group of people who represent their country in a foreign country) in Damascus was a major point of escalation in the multifaceted (having many different parts or sides) conflict that has been spreading across West Asia since October 7, 2023. Iran blamed Israel for the strike, in which 13 Iranians, including Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a top commander who was in charge of the Quds Force’s Syria operations, were killed. Israel neither confirms nor denies(to say that something is not true) claims that it was behind such attacks, but it is an open secret that it has been carrying out operations across the region targeting Iranian military and nuclear figures. On December 25, a suspected (believed to be guilty of a crime) Israeli strike killed Razi Mousavi, senior adviser in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in Syria. What makes the April 1 attack different from Israel’s past strikes is that an embassy complex was targeted this time. Embassy and other diplomatic (involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries) premises have a protected (kept safe from danger or harm, or away from other people) status under international law. Even during the Second World War, diplomatic premises were spared by hostile powers. When the Chinese embassy in Belgrade was bombed in May 1999 by the U.S., the then U.S. President Bill Clinton issued a public apology (an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done), stating it to be an accident. But in the case of Damascus, the attacker’s precision (the quality of being exact) strike was aimed at killing a group of IRGC figures. Many in Iran see this as an act of war.

Even before the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel, there was a shadow war going on between Israel and Iran in West Asia. After October 7, Israel launched a two-pronged offensive — a full-throttled invasion (an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country)of Gaza, the tiny Palestinian enclave of 2.3 million people on the one side, and dozens of air strikes in Syria and Lebanon against Iran and its network of militias on the other. Israel sees Iran as the lynchpin of all the non-state militias of the region, be it Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and seems determined(wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you) to roll back their influence in its immediate (happening or done without delay) neighbourhood. Israel’s war on Gaza is not proceeding as planned. Six months of fighting has turned Gaza into an open graveyard with a death toll of over 33,000, a majority of them women and children. As Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, under whose watch the October 7 attack unfolded, is coming under increased pressure at home and abroad to cease fire and resign, he appears to be more eager to escalate (to become or make something become greater or more serious)the regional crisis. This is a dangerous slope. An open war between Israel and Iran, which could drag the U.S. in, would be a security disaster for the whole region and an economic nightmare for the wider world. Iran should not walk into the trap set by Israel. It should show strategic (used to provide military forces with an advantage) patience and restraint (calm and controlled behaviour)and the U.S., Israel’s most important diplomatic and military supporter, should restrain (to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something) its closest ally from acting rogue again.

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist 7th April 2024

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• Embassy: The group of people who represent their country in a foreign country.
• Multifaceted: Having many different parts or sides.
• Denies: To say that something is not true.
• Suspected: Believed to be guilty of a crime.
• Diplomatic: Involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries.
• Protected: Kept safe from danger or harm, or away from other people.
• Apology: An act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done.
• Precision: The qualify of being exact.
• Invasion: An occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country.
• Determined: Wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you.
• Immediate: Happening or done without delay.
• Escalate: To become or make something become greater or more serious.
• Strategic: Used to provide military forces with an advantage.
• Restraint: Calm and Controlled Behavior.
• Restrain: To control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something.

The Hindu Vocabulary 7th April 2024 with Synonyms & Antonyms

Know Synonyms and Antonyms list of difficult words in The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 7th April 2024 compiled in the table.

Difficult Words	Synonyms & Antonyms
Embassy	Synonyms: Commission, Delegation. Antonyms
Multifaceted	Synonyms: All-Round, Varied. Antonyms: Same, Similar.
Denies	Synonyms: Oppose, Refuse. Antonyms: Accept, Allow.
Suspected	Synonyms: Imagined, Questionable. Antonyms: Innocent, Trusted.
Diplomatic	Synonyms: Gracious, Strategic. Antonyms: Rude, Tactless.
Protected	Synonyms: Assure, Care of. Antonyms: Destroy, Endanger.
Apology	Synonyms: Acknowledgement, Confession. Antonyms: Denial, Refusal.
Precision	Synonyms: Rigor, Attention. Antonyms: Carelessness, Disregard.
Invasion	Synonyms: Aggression, Assault. Antonyms: Obedience, Retreat.
Determined	Synonyms: Decisive, Purposeful. Antonyms: Undetermined, Weak.
Immediate	Synonyms: Actual, Prompt. Antonyms: Distant, Later.
Escalate	Synonyms: Grow, Expand. Antonyms: Decrease, Decline.
Strategic	Synonyms: Important, Critical. Antonyms: Inessential, Insignificant.
Restraint	Synonyms: Caution, Constraint. Antonyms: Assistance, Aid.
Restrain	Synonyms: Confine, Constrain. Antonyms: Allow, Aid.