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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There, Jasmine approached her once-enemy Florian and requested a truce.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
But while the truce between Israel and Hamas has held for more than a week in Gaza, the Israeli military has ramped up military activity in the occupied West Bank, launching a major operation in the northern city of Jenin last week.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
More than 100 captives were also freed during a weeklong truce in 2023.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2025
Yair has diabetes and is therefore expected to be included in the truce's first stage.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
But while the truce between Israel and Hamas has held for more than a week in Gaza, the Israeli military has ramped up military activity in the occupied West Bank, launching a major operation in the northern city of Jenin last week.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
More than 100 captives were also freed during a weeklong truce in 2023.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Jan. 2025
Yair has diabetes and is therefore expected to be included in the truce's first stage.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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