1.  As the situation deteriorated, Palestinian force should have responded with an appropriate level of force.

2.  A senior Palestinian security official in Gaza said Palestinian forces have joined together to intensify their patrols, particularly along the border with Israel.

3.  But after the arrival and the celebration, Arafat and the Palestinian forces moved to Gaza.

4.  But in the eight days since Israel issued its demands, Kanan acknowledged, the Palestinian forces have arrested none of those whose arrests have been demanded by Israel.

5.  But in Halhoul, the Palestinian forces did not arrive, and no Israeli soldiers pulled out, since they had been stationed at a regional command post.

6.  But here, according to the Israeli military, members of the Palestinian forces met the Israeli troops with a hail of gunfire.

7.  Dayan met Wednesday with the commander of Palestinian forces in Hebron, Abdel Fattah al-Jaidi, to appeal for cooperation in restoring calm.

8.  Even as the truce was being ordered by Arafat in strongly worded messages to Palestinian forces and civilians, many of his followers indicated they would not obey.

9.  For the Palestinians, he said, this meant renouncing terrorism and bringing all Palestinian military forces under control.

10.  Halhoul is supposed to be the next West Bank town from which Israeli troops withdraw and Palestinian forces take control under the peace process.