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 would call “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. 20, 2023

That calculation is part of the agreement, which offers to extend the suspension of hostilities if Hamas releases more hostages.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 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

If there has been no formal suspension of hostilities, there is a tacit understanding to that effect, which the Boers have most faithfully adhered to.”

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by Adams, H.C.