Agit8r
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Climbing walls, breaking doors and windows to gain access is in fact within the linguistic definition of laying seige.
No, it isn't. That's what the besieging force does when they finally find a way into the besieged city, they break doors, climb walls, etc. But beforehand, they "lay siege" outside the walls for days and weeks and months, trying to starve out the inhabitants so they'll surrender, preferably. Gaza is probably the only besieged city at this time.
It only took a few minutes for the climbers and advance guard of the crowd to get in, so that's no siege. The word siege implies they had trouble getting in: but they sure didn't!
Okay, Captain Semantics
No seige. Just leying war. N'kay?