suspension of hostilities
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Respondents were surveyed between June 1 and 22, overlapping with the announcement of the suspension of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
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 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
This might have led us to anticipate a suspension of hostilities; but it did not.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
