Like a fractious family, they maintain a fragile peace by pretending there's nothing the matter and never mentioning the war.

The fragile peace has given way recently to sporadic clashes.

Witnessing the constant vigilance, sacrifice and compromise required from all parties to maintain the fragile peace made it seem real and tangible.

It never came, as keeping the fragile peace was judged more important than justice.

Now there's a fragile peace.