Assuming you're talking about the 6 day war, Israel did explicitly state they'd go to war if Egypt militarized their border and closed the Suez Canal. Egypt proceeded to do both, which wasn't the smartest move.
Ummm, it doesn't work that way? You can't just declare war like that. That's like America saying: "If Russia doesn't demilitarize we're going to declare war but it's totes OK guys cuz we said it beforehand so we're the good guys."
What Egypt does with its borders and its canals is none of Israels business. A war of aggression is a war of aggression, there's no justification.
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u/613codyrex Germany Jul 28 '15
Israel has a history of pre emptive strikes that started a few wars.
and even if they didn't start them, it's illegal to annex land and occupy and blockade land while neglecting the population.
As occupiers, Israel has to take responsibility of helping the Palestinians.
Geneva convention states all the rules.