under attack


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Adj.1.under attack - subjected to enemy attack or censureunder attack - subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement"
under fire
vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
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Shortly thereafter, southern Israel came under attack by a barrage of homemade rockets fired from Gaza.
How did we get into this mess? The prospect of a regional war in the Middle East underscores the lethal futility of our interventionist foreign policy
Under international law, one country is justified in attacking another only when it is under attack or about to be under attack.
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Our religion is under attack. They kill and murder our brothers.
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