How do you define a conflict and how do you define a war? A normal answer would be a conflict is on a small scale and war is usually big. If that is the case why is Isreal-Palestine a conflict and why is Ukraine-Russia a war? More people have died in the Israeli conflict compared to the Ukraine-Russia war, right? The Israeli-Palestine conflict is one of the biggest causes of death due to war in recent times.
When it comes to hearing about a conflict, I would say that is something that is small and usually resolved quite quickly without causing any serious issues or harm to anyone or anything.
A war is completely different, is huge, lasts longer, causes death and destruction, and is never resolved quickly at all.