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cease-fire

[ sees-fahyuhr ]

noun

  1. a cessation of hostilities; truce.
  2. Military. an order issued for a cease-fire.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cease-fire1

First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase cease fire
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A January cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has since broken down, with Israel restarting intense bombardment of the enclave that has already killed more than 400 people, Palestinian authorities say.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would present the cease-fire offer to the Kremlin, which has opposed anything short of a permanent end to the war.

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In the 70 days before the cease-fire took effect, Aitaroun lost 51 Hezbollah operatives fighting there and elsewhere in the south, along with 16 women, 10 civil defense workers and five children.

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“I think we might get a cease-fire, which then leads to a frozen conflict.”

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Among those she lost was her brother, a Hezbollah commander she said was returning home on the eve of the cease-fire that came into place in November.

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