suspension of hostilities
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In Israel, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday issued a statement welcoming the 14-day suspension of hostilities with Iran.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
It was a temporary suspension of hostilities, not a long-term settlement of differences.
From Slate • May 6, 2024
It did so after negotiating intensely to change language on the suspension of hostilities and mechanisms to monitor and speed up aid delivery.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023
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
It was Colonel Taylor of General Lee's staff; he bore a note from Lee, asking a suspension of hostilities, and an interview with General Grant.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)
