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[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's called "perfidy"

Quoting Wikipedia:

In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith with the intention of breaking that promise once the unsuspecting enemy is exposed.