peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpēs-ˌkē-piŋ 
: the preserving of peace
especially
: international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities
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In Lebanon, Ronald Reagan similarly expanded operations in a 1983 peacekeeping mission during that country’s civil war.
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William Walldorf, TIME, 7 June 2024
For an international authority to take over — such as a U.N. peacekeeping force — a major obstacle would be Israel’s unwillingness to relinquish control over security for the Gaza Strip.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Already Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging some 13,000 projectiles a month across the Lebanon-Israel border, according to United Nations peacekeeping forces.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Though sanctioned by the U.N., the force is not a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
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William Walldorf, TIME, 7 June 2024
For an international authority to take over — such as a U.N. peacekeeping force — a major obstacle would be Israel’s unwillingness to relinquish control over security for the Gaza Strip.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Already Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging some 13,000 projectiles a month across the Lebanon-Israel border, according to United Nations peacekeeping forces.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Though sanctioned by the U.N., the force is not a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
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peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpē-ˌskē-piŋ
: the enforcing of a truce between countries or groups by an international military force
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