1.   And while three previous truce agreements have not worked and current diplomatic efforts are not really sailing along, Carter is hopeful about this truce.

2.   Barak said that he had called President Clinton Friday night to tell him that he thought the truce agreement was failing and to alert him to his plans.

3.   A spokeswoman for Barak said the truce agreement remained in effect, Reuters reported.

4.   It was Peres who had traveled to Gaza on Wednesday night to hammer out the truce agreement with Arafat.

5.   Like the broken truce agreements behind them, though, this latest one was immediately tested.

6.   Some Palestinian officials said they no longer felt bound by peace or truce agreements, and paramilitary leaders promised swift revenge.

7.   The aftermath of the blast, for which Islamic militants claimed responsibility, left leaders of both sides trying to pick up the shattered pieces of the truce agreement.

8.   The Bosnian government, however, felt that it has been gaining military momentum and was worried that a truce agreement would freeze Serbian gains.

9.   The truce agreement stated that all sides involved in the fighting would refrain from further attacks on civilians.

10.   The violence in Aceh has intensified in recent months, despite a truce agreement that has been violated by both sides.