Sentence examples for halting fire from inspiring English sources

But Hamas, with some support from Qatar and Turkey, wants guarantees on lifting the blockade on its borders before halting fire.

The price the Israeli Defence Forces and the Shin Bet security service are exacting from Hamas is the only chance of halting fire for a long period.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered government forces to halt fire in a 40km (24 miles) area around the crash site.

Nevertheless, mediators with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe announced that representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the separatists had agreed "in principle" to commit themselves to a new disengagement plan that will halt fire along the front lines on Friday and begin withdrawing heavy weapons on Saturday.

Theoretically, reserves may halt fire because of restrictions on land use (forests are less disturbed and fire is not used for management) or because of restricted access (fewer roads and fewer ignition sources).

If such deforestation fires were to be halted, fire activity in this region (and the associated mortality) would be minimal.

As was the custom, the Virginia halted firing, and sent two officers to the ship to take prisoners.

The site, in sparsely populated Kenedy County, is being considered as an alternative to Vieques, where the Navy plans to halt firing exercises within two years.

The truce calls on the signatories to halt firing to allow aid to reach civilians and peace talks to begin.

Libya has requested international aid to assist with halting the fire and preventing it spreading, with potentially disastrous consequences.

He was referring to the Sept. 5 cease-fire signed in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, by Russia and Ukraine that set out a plan for halting artillery fire, withdrawing heavy weaponry, freezing the front lines and exchanging prisoners.