suspension of hostilities
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It was a temporary suspension of hostilities, not a long-term settlement of differences.
From Slate • May 6, 2024
It now “calls for the urgent suspension of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and for urgent steps towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023
The satellite images were taken last Thursday, just before the suspension of hostilities came into force, following weeks of Israeli air strikes and on-the-ground fighting.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023
Saudi Arabia had sought a suspension of hostilities with Iran for years, first through talks held in Baghdad that eventually went nowhere.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023
Lieutenant-Colonel Maitland's force had not yet arrived, the works were still incomplete, and General Prevost was desirous of gaining time; he consequently requested a suspension of hostilities for twenty-four hours.
From The History of the First West India Regiment by Ellis, A. B. (Alfred Burdon)
