A group of 18 protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza chained themselves to the White House fence on Monday.

Source: https://1310kfka.com/abc-news/world/12/israel-gaza-live-updates-cruelty-i-hadnt-seen-before-psychiatrist-who-treated-hostages/

Also Friday, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said it was declaring a cease-fire in its separatist insurgency in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, including some areas affected by the quake.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/10/rescues-in-turkey-offer-moments-of-relief-in-quake-aftermath/

And when Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon asked how many dead Palestinians would be enough to justify a cease-fire, her Republican colleague Michelle Salzman immediately shouted out, “all of them!”

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-10/rashida-tlaib-congress-censure-israel-palestine-biden-gaza

An earlier version of this article misidentified the portion of the United Nations General Assembly that approved a nonbinding cease-fire resolution.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/middleeast/hamas-leaders-sinwar-israel-gaza.html

Another, lesser-noted part of the agreement—the continuation, and possible deepening, of a fragile cease-fire in Yemen, where Iraqi- and Saudi-backed militias have been waging a deadly civil war—is an unequivocally positive step.

Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/china-iran-saudi-arabia-mediation.html?via=rss

As op-ed article author Josh Paul asks, how many Palestinian deaths will it take to build enough congressional support to demand a cease-fire?

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-12-03/ex-state-department-arms-experts-wants-a-cease-fire-in-gaza-we-should-listen

As part of the cease-fire on Friday, about 200 trucks carrying emergency aid also made their way into the besieged area.

Source: https://theeastcountygazette.com/former-new-york-governor-cuomo-faces-new-allegations-of-sexual-harassment/

A temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war has been extended another day, according to mediator Qatar.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/in-the-news-for-today-heritage-minister-to-talk-online-news-deal-with-committee-7902911

Baghdad radio had just announced Iraq’s acceptance of a cease-fire proposal and, in compliance with UN Resolution 660, retreating Iraqi troops were ordered to withdraw to positions held before August 2, 1990.

Source: https://dissidentvoice.org/2023/02/highway-of-death/

Beijing has said it wants to act as a peace mediator, but governments including the United States say a cease-fire would legitimize Putin's territorial gains.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/china-ap-crimea-ukraine-beijing-b2325582.html

BEITUNIA, West Bank (AP) — Over three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/11/24/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-est-688/

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Across the U.S., students staged walkouts at college campuses with a list of demands, including calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

Source: https://abc7news.com/uc-berkeley-student-walkout-rally-for-palestinians-call-cease-fire/13973145/

Brokering a cease-fire in Sudan is considered extremely difficult.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202304270022.html

BRUSSELS — Germany’s foreign minister is pushing anew for reliable “humanitarian pauses” in the war between Israel and Hamas, but is rejecting calls for a cease-fire that ends the fighting.

Source: https://wtop.com/national/2023/11/live-updates-fighting-outside-gazas-largest-hospital-prompts-thousands-to-flee/

But a cease-fire would mean the present battle lines would become new national borders.

Source: https://southsidepride.com/2023/01/09/support-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=support-ukraine

But the need for a cease-fire is becoming more urgent by the hour, said the secretary general, pointing to what he said were “clear violations” of international law in the conflict.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/world/middleeast/gaza-death-toll-israel-hamas-war.html

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations’ top official in Yemen warned Monday that the Arab world’s poorest country will remain a powder keg for renewed war unless its rival factions work out a new cease-fire deal.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/middle-east/3217135/un-envoy-warns-resumption-of-war-remains-threat-in-yemen-unless-parties-reach-new-cease-fire-deal.html

Cairo has reached out to both sides in Sudan to push for a cease-fire, but is unlikely to stand idly by if the army faces defeat.

Source: https://www.mutiny.in/why-the-conflict-in-sudan-matters-to-the-rest-of-the-world/

Calls for a cease-fire are unacceptable.

Source: https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/11/03/feel-good-friday-moral-clarity-on-display-from-the-german-vice-chancellor-edition-n589726

China calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine while warning Moscow against using nuclear weapons, and insists that "dialogue and negotiations are the only viable way out in Ukraine," according to the Asian superpower's government.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/ec/news-round-monday-february-27-2023-germ%C3%A1n-co