cease fire English

Meaning cease fire meaning

What does cease fire mean?

cease fire phraseologicalUnit

— (military) Stop engaging in hostile acts, particularly those involving firearms. A command that troops end the existing status of engaging in hostile action.

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cease fire English » English

truce

stop firing

armistice

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To be effective, such a cease-fire must contain a monitoring mechanism.

Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen has called on Palestinian extremists to disarm, or at least to accept a prolonged cease-fire, but they have responded with more terrorist attacks.

Hamas initially reacted skeptically to the statehood bid, but supported it after the cease-fire, owing to its expectation that it will be able to exploit Palestine's upgraded status.

Eiland even advised Israel's government to recognize Hamas's rule in Gaza, lift the siege, and negotiate a prolonged cease-fire directly with the movement.

On November 25, 2003, India and Pakistan agreed to a cease-fire along the Line of Control (LoC), the international border that divides Indian Kashmir from Pakistani Kashmir, as well as the actual ground control (AGPL) in strategic Siachen region.

The cease-fire thus covers a huge area: the 778-kilometer LoC, the 150-kilometer AGPL and the 198-kilometer international border.

But the accord had a major flaw: the absence of a cease-fire.