cease-fire
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President Donald Trump previously said that cease-fire was over.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The June cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel came with a few Hezbollah men still holed up in two tunnels outside the city of Nabatiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and its cease-fire were effectively dead-on-arrival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“For me, I think it’s over,” he responded when asked about the cease-fire.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
In exchange, Le Duc Tho agreed to a cease-fire and the return of American prisoners of war.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
While investors walk on eggshells anticipating Fed decisions, tariff relief, and evanescent cease-fires, one company is steadily feeding investors nutritious dividends, cash flows, and earnings per share growth.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
Despite the strikes, neither side has declared the cease-fires dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
At the same time, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces will “continue to firmly enforce the cease-fires in the north and south.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
Among the 240 Palestinian prisoners and detainees released during the weeklong cease-fires between Israel and Hamas were 15 women who stood apart from the others: They were citizens of Israel.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Back then, we had truces and temporary cease-fires now and then through the 51 days.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2023
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