as in armistice
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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The truce, already showing signs of strain, was intended to end over a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
But so far, the uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah appears to be holding — even as the two sides accuse each other of breaching the deal.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days, with strikes, demolition of homes near the border and overflight of drones.
—Natalie Meltzer and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
For now, the state’s truce with the paquete remains intact.
—Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
But so far, the uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah appears to be holding — even as the two sides accuse each other of breaching the deal.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, accused Israel of violating the truce more than 50 times in recent days, with strikes, demolition of homes near the border and overflight of drones.
—Natalie Meltzer and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
For now, the state’s truce with the paquete remains intact.
—Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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