Violence Eases Before Palestinian Deployment
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Violence dropped sharply in the Gaza Strip  on Thursday ahead of the planned deployment of Palestinian  security forces ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas to prevent  attacks by militants against Israelis.
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Palestinian security forces will fan out  near Gaza's borders with Israel within days to enforce  President Mahmoud Abbas's order to halt militant attacks on  Israelis, their top commander said Wednesday.
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Strikes against rocket launch sites are first since Hamas took control last week.
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Palestinian security forces will deploy to  the Gaza Strip's borders with Israel within days to enforce  President Mahmoud Abbas's order to halt militant attacks, their  top commander said on Wednesday.
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Ramallah - All members of the Palestinian security services were placed on a state of alert on Thursday to prepare for a possible outbreak of unrest in the event of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, Palestinian security sources said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - New Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas ordered security forces Monday to prevent all  attacks on Israel by militants who have defied his calls for  calm.
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Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to restore calm in the Gaza Strip following a day of violence between gunmen from both groups, a Hamas official said on Sunday.
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Israelis and Palestinians needed to cool down their conflict to take advantage of emerging prospects for peace, Mahmoud Abbas, the new Palestinian leader, said yesterday.
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GAZA, JanGAZA, Jan. 26  - Palestinian  security forces began deploying in southern Gaza Wednesday to  halt militant attacks on Israelis under orders from new  moderate President Mahmoud Abbas, witnesses said.
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Israel said on Friday it was easing a crushing offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians since tanks rumbled into northern Gaza 16 days ago to stop cross-border rocket attacks.
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Palestinian security forces took up  positions in northern Gaza on Friday under orders from  President Mahmoud Abbas to curb militant attacks as part of his  plan to end bloodshed and revive peacemaking.
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An uneasy calm returns to Gaza where Hamas is in full control after attacks on key Fatah strongholds.
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NABLUS, West Bank  - Palestinian police are slowly starting to exert control over some West Bank towns, long the domain of hooded gunmen and their automatic rifles, with the aid of Western-backed funding and training.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in  as Palestinian president on Saturday, but his call for a  cease-fire was overshadowed by fresh violence in Gaza and  Israel's decision to cut ties over a deadly militant attack.
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Palestinian security forces were poised to  deploy on Friday across the northern Gaza Strip to prevent  attacks on Israelis, paving the way for a resumption of talks  between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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Sunday&#39;s violent confrontation between militants and bodyguards protecting the interim Palestinian leader was the latest sign of the challenges ahead for Palestinians
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Palestinian security forces took up  positions across northern Gaza on Friday with orders to curb  militant attacks against Israel as part of Palestinian  President Mahmoud Abbas's plan to halt violence and revive  peace talks.