as in truce
a temporary stopping of fighting the two armies declared a cease-fire for the holiday

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Recent Examples of cease-fire Despite a ceasefire reached in November in the war between Israel and the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah, by January, Joumaa said the town of Mansouri and the nearby beach where turtles nest was still off-limits to civilians. Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025 The crew’s release comes just days after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, bringing a reprieve to Palestinians in Gaza after 15 months of war. Christian Edwards, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 Silverstein blasted Johnson at the time for casting the tie-breaking vote needed to pass the ceasefire ordinance. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025 The firm said that commercial vessels continue to be at risk due to fragility of the ceasefire and potential for Houthi subjectivity resulting in singular attacks. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2025 The warring parties forged a ceasefire deal in November. Natasha Turak, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 Also Sunday, Trump had breakfast privately with Republican senators at Blair House, the president's official guest residence, across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, and took to his social media site to comment on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the U.S. ban on TikTok. Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Sign up for Axios Latino Barak Ravid Updated Jan 19, 2025 - World Three Israeli hostages released after Gaza ceasefire begins Three Israeli female hostages were released by Hamas on Sunday, six hours after the Gaza ceasefire came into effect. Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025 Thousands gathered to watch the footage in Tel Aviv at the Hostages Squares, a plaza where families of the hostages and others have been protesting weekly in order to demand a ceasefire deal. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025

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