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What to Know About the State of the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal • Mar. 6, 2025, 6:39 AM ET (New York Times)
Outrage as Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal • Mar. 2, 2025, 4:03 PM ET (AP)
Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees • Feb. 28, 2025, 6:32 PM ET (AP)
Middle East latest: Israeli negotiators head home from ceasefire talks in Cairo, official says • Feb. 28, 2025, 5:44 PM ET (AP)

cease-fire, a total cessation of armed hostilities, regulated by the same general principles as those governing armistice. In contemporary diplomatic usage the term implies that the belligerents are too far apart in their negotiating positions to permit the conclusion of a formal armistice agreement. See also armistice.