as in armistice
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Amid concerns around the truce, the Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. State Department had approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs and other weaponry to Israel on an emergency basis.
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Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Hours before talks began, an Israeli official said the country would not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for under the ceasefire, a refusal that could severely complicate negotiations with Hamas and key mediator Egypt at a sensitive moment for the fragile truce.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Negotiations have begun in Cairo on the second phase of Israel and Hama’s ceasefire in Gaza, seeking to extend the first phase of the truce, due to expire on Saturday.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Feb. 2025
Hours before talks began, an Israeli official said the country would not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for under the cease-fire, a refusal that could severely complicate negotiations with Hamas and key mediator Egypt at a sensitive moment for the fragile truce.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Hours before talks began, an Israeli official said the country would not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for under the ceasefire, a refusal that could severely complicate negotiations with Hamas and key mediator Egypt at a sensitive moment for the fragile truce.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Negotiations have begun in Cairo on the second phase of Israel and Hama’s ceasefire in Gaza, seeking to extend the first phase of the truce, due to expire on Saturday.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Feb. 2025
Hours before talks began, an Israeli official said the country would not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for under the cease-fire, a refusal that could severely complicate negotiations with Hamas and key mediator Egypt at a sensitive moment for the fragile truce.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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