According to an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the conflict has also emptied at least 800 villages since 2015, when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK broke down, driving thousands of people from their homes.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/turkeys-push-into-iraq-risks-deeper-conflict/article_7a846d08-1930-5444-9bd3-5151d7e9497c.html

According to the Armenian military, Azerbaijani forces heavily used Israeli-made attack drones and multiple-launch rocket systems throughout the hostilities stopped by a Russian-brokered ceasefire in November 2020.

Source: https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32340351.html

“A ceasefire right now, freezing the lines where they are, basically gives him the time and space he needs to try to re-equip, to re-man, to make up for that resource expenditure,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/03/22/russian-drones-kyiv-china-xi-jinping-moscow/

Aerial and on the ground footage from the event shows the group of demonstrators blocking the 110 downtown LA Freeway chanting “ceasefire now!” along with a banner reading, “Permanent Ceasefire: Equality, Justice, Safety For All.”

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/news/fights-break-out-and-75-arrested-as-ceasefire-protest-shuts-down-major-la-freeway/

After the collapse of a week-long ceasefire on Dec. 1, Israel began a ground offensive in the south and has since pushed from the east into the heart of Khan Younis city.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/world/2023/12/12/266645/hunger-rises-in-gaza-as-un-prepares-to-vote-on-ceasefire-resolution/

After the first few days, Georgia chose to impose a unilateral ceasefire on its own troops to stop the bloodshed.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2023/08/31/secrets-of-putins-first-invasion-abroadwith-lessons-for-the-horrors-in-ukraine/

“After the Indian government announced rescue operations, the firing stopped, but we were informed that the ceasefire would be on hold for two-three days and were cautioned to leave the area.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/hakki-pikkis-who-made-it-out-of-sudan-thank-govt-others-stuck-plead-for-help-8579745/

A group of Jewish settlers stormed Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning under the protection of Israeli police, two days after a ceasefire was announced in the Gaza Strip.

Source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/this-is-how-palestinian-resistance-fighters-entered-israel-from-various-points-videos/

Ahead of Biden’s call with Netanyahu, Blinken concluded his latest whirlwind Middle East tour with a stop in Turkey, where again his host pressed for an Israeli ceasefire.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/538329/israel-vows-to-take-security-responsibility-of-gaza-after-war

A lively crowd gathered on a sunny Sunday in San Francisco to protest a meeting of cross-Pacific political leaders and a wide spectrum of other issues, prominently including those calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/13/world/politics/apec-san-francisco-protesters/

Also when asked about growing calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, Herzog asserted Israel’s right to defend itself after the October 7 Hamas attack.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/11/13/copy-of-hitlers-mein-kampf-found-on-body-of-hamas-terrorist-israeli-president/

Amnesty International in a statement called for an immediate ceasefire to ensure "access to life-saving aid for people in Gaza amidst an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe".

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/israel-tank-raid-gaza-comes-ahead-next-stage.1063596

Amnesty International UK's chief executive, Sacha Deshmukh, said Lord Cameron should back a full ceasefire.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12783595/I-heard-seen-things-never-forget-Lord-Cameron-visits-scene-Hamas-massacre-Israel-voices-hopes-progress-push-pause-violence.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

And a ceasefire now, without a durable solution, would allow President Putin to rest and refit his troops and then restart the war at a time more advantageous to Russia," Blinken said.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/xi-putin-meeting-highlights-us-tensions-china/story?id=97997247

An estimated 138 hostages remain in Gaza, mostly soldiers and civilian men, after 105 were freed during a ceasefire in late November.

Source: https://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/national/23974036.strikes-gazas-southern-edge-sow-fear-one-last-areas-people-can-flee/?ref=rss

An estimated 300,000 marched through the London on Saturday, a police spokesman said, as pro-Palestinian supporters made their latest mass call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/11/israel-gaza-latest-news-updates-hamas-palestine-day-36-live/

An immediate ceasefire and peace talks are needed in Ukraine, as the number of victims and destruction will only grow as the war continues, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, told a security conference in Minsk on Thursday.

Source: https://www.budapesttimes.hu/world/szijjarto-calls-for-end-to-war-at-minsk-conference/

Another 17 hostages, including a 4 year old US girl, have been released by Hamas during a ceasefire.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/conflict/hamas-release-another-group-of-israeli-thai-hostages-c-12691830

A number of resolutions calling for a ceasefire or some form of truce have been raised in the UN security council, but on each occasion they have been vetoed by one or more of the permanent members.

Source: https://theconversation.com/israel-hamas-war-there-is-an-important-difference-between-a-humanitarian-pause-and-a-ceasefire-217157

A pause, or ceasefire, or whatever you want to call it, favors Hamas.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/12/alex-marlow-the-biden-doctrine-treating-the-slaughter-of-jews-as-a-p-r-crisis/