suspension of hostilities

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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

Saudi Arabia had sought a suspension of hostilities with Iran for years, first through talks held in Baghdad that eventually went nowhere.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023

A suspension of hostilities then took place, and negotiations were opened between the contending parties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various