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

Israel accuses Hamas of violating the two-week-old Gaza ceasefire deal because it has returned only 15 of the 28 hostages' bodies it was holding.

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All 20 living Israeli hostages were released soon after the ceasefire took effect on 10 October in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,718 detainees from Gaza.

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He and 19 other living hostages have been released by Hamas under the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire deal earlier this month.

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Despite a ceasefire that came into force last November that ended the war with the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, Israel has continued to fly drones over Lebanon and carry out air strikes on people and targets in Lebanon it says are linked to the group.

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The UN and the Lebanese government say Israel's actions are a violation of the country's sovereignty and in breach of the ceasefire deal.

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Related Words

• armistice 
• truce