And the fragile cease-fire in the south has been coming unglued.

Israeli and Palestinian security officials met for four hours yesterday, but failed to agree on a proposal to extend their fragile cease-fire.

Yugoslavia agreed today to accept new international observers to help monitor the fragile cease-fire that went into effect on Wednesday morning.

A fragile cease-fire has held for the past 10 days.

The country said that any members of a 35-nation European security group could send representatives to observe the fragile cease-fire.

"I can't go back," he said of Liberia, where a fragile cease-fire took hold last week after more than three years of civil war.

A fragile cease-fire has been in effect between the two groups since October.

Almost daily, the current fragile cease-fire is tested by new violence.

Though a fragile cease-fire held, hopes for peace were scarce.

Nearly a week after fierce fighting erupted in Angola, a fragile cease-fire has begun to take hold.