proportionality

But Meloni has also spoken recently of "too many innocent victims" in Gaza and said the response of Benjamin Netanyahu's government to the Hamas terror attacks of 2023 had "gone beyond the principle of proportionality".

He added that the principle of the proportionality of force is violated "if you use anything more than a pistol".

Regarding proportionality, international law addresses this in two distinct ways.

Jarvis praised the police for their action under pressure and said "proportionality" was an important consideration.

It was the latest expression of a president unleashed from conventional parameters on his power, unconcerned with states’ rights or the proportionality of his actions.