ceasefire

noun

1. a period of truce, esp one that is temporary and a preliminary step to establishing a more permanent peace on agreed terms

interjection

1. the order to stop firing

Example Sentences

The deal caps months of torturous ceasefire negotiations and delivers a denouement to a generation-defining fight in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Word of the ceasefire came early Thursday morning in Gaza, as Mohammad Rajab, 62, was still asleep.

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“We’re like drowning people clutching at straws,” he said, adding that the ceasefire meant for him the chance “to return to a normal life.”

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Earlier reports claimed the ceasefire had already begun, but Israeli airstrikes and artillery still continued to pound the enclave Thursday, with health authorities in the enclave saying at least 10 people were killed and dozens injured.

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In a statement to Israeli daily Times of Israel, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ceasefire would begin Thursday evening after the government officially ratifies the agreement.

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Related Words

• armistice 
• truce