ceasefire

noun

1. a period of truce, esp one that is temporary and a preliminary step to establishing a more permanent peace on agreed terms

interjection

1. the order to stop firing

Example Sentences

Details of the ceasefire proposal remained unclear, but some of the earlier differences included the formation of a supervision mechanism and Israel’s demand to be able to strike Lebanon if a deal was violated, which had been rejected by Lebanon.

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A US envoy has arrived in Israel to continue negotiations on a ceasefire with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, after reporting “additional progress” during a second day of talks in Beirut.

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Earlier this month, Qatar announced that it had paused its efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire and said they would only resume “when the parties show willingness and seriousness to end the brutal war”.

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Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said Hamas’s office no longer had a function because Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts on a Gaza ceasefire deal, although he stressed that it was not permanently closed.

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Efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, with Lebanon's government due to respond to a draft deal presented by the US.

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Related Words

• armistice
• truce