1.   Arafat pledges to stop gunfire in areas under his control.

2.   Despite the Israeli operation to stop Palestinian gunfire from Beit Jalla at the Jewish neighborhood of Gilo, sporadic gunfire continued.

3.   During the day before, Peres had been engaged in intensive contacts, aimed at stopping the gunfire and pulling Israeli forces out of the town.

4.   Israel said the Palestinians violated an agreement to stop all gunfire.

5.   Israel withdrew from Palestinian neighborhoods after saying that Palestinian security officials pledged to stop gunfire at Jewish enclaves.

6.   Israeli military sources said the purpose was to stop frequent gunfire from the area.

7.   On Friday, Israeli troops and tanks rolled in to try to stop the gunfire, taking high ground as vantage points.

8.   On Wednesday Peres was engaged in intensive contacts, aimed at stopping the gunfire and pulling Israeli forces out of the town.

9.   Settlers had been demanding that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon send his forces into the Palestinian areas and retake the Abu Sneineh hilltop to stop the gunfire.

10.   Speaking after Friday prayers in the Gaza Strip, Arafat said he is making every effort to stop Palestinian gunfire.