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 now “calls 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. 19, 2023

The Spanish government proclaimed on April 10 a suspension of hostilities, in deference to the wishes of the Pope and of the great European powers.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher