cessation

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Lebanon's embassy in Washington had hours earlier said Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal for a "mutual cessation of attacks", though there has been no official confirmation by the militant group.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

However, Raz Zimmt, director of the Iran program at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said such a formula was unlikely to result in a long-term cessation of Iran’s nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Following the talks, their governments agreed to implement a 10-day cessation of hostilities that began on Friday in order to "enable good-faith negotiations toward a permanent security and peace agreement", the US state department said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Few vessels, it noted, are willing to re-enter the Strait of Hormuz “without a clear cessation of hostilities, assured maritime security and severely elevated freight rates.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

While in Cairo I held a press conference at which I said the ANC was “prepared to consider a cessation of hostilities.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela