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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While a four-day ceasefire in the city of Manbij was announced on Thursday, fighting has continued to its south, especially around the Tishreen Dam, despite the truce stipulating that both sides should withdraw from the area.
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Tim Lister, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Continued strikes, especially by Israel, signify the fragility of truce.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages are quietly advancing behind the scenes — after the Israel-Hezbollah truce in Lebanon and pressure from Trump.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The truce between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah calls for an initial two-month ceasefire in which the militants withdraw north of Lebanon's Litani River and Israeli forces return to their side of the border.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Tim Lister, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Continued strikes, especially by Israel, signify the fragility of truce.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages are quietly advancing behind the scenes — after the Israel-Hezbollah truce in Lebanon and pressure from Trump.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The truce between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah calls for an initial two-month ceasefire in which the militants withdraw north of Lebanon's Litani River and Israeli forces return to their side of the border.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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