A ceasefire used to sound simple enough. The guns stop. Civilians get a little breathing room. Diplomats take over from the generals, at least for a while.That version was never the whole truth. But across the Middle East today, from Gaza to Lebanon to the widening confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, it feels especially out of date.“Ceasefire” has become one of the slipperiest words in diplomacy. It can mean a full halt to combat. It can mean a pause in one place while