61.  Such a move would be a violation of earlier autonomy agreements, which called for an armed Palestinian force.

62.  Such a move would be a serious violation of earlier autonomy agreements, which called for an armed Palestinian force.

63.  Tanks also shelled a Palestinian police station, said the commander of Palestinian forces, Brig. Gen. Abdel Razek Majaida.

64.  The captain of the vessel, a member of the Palestinian naval force, has said the weapons, including rockets and anti-tank missiles, were destined for Gaza.

65.  The Bush administration is placing high priority on overhauling and upgrading Palestinian forces and on resuming security cooperation between the two sides.

66.  The complaints came after Israeli army commanders reportedly said that Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip and West Bank town of Jericho failed to foil attacks on Israeli soldiers.

67.  The Israeli soldiers exchanged fire with an armed Palestinian force, the military said, and hit the gunmen.

68.  The Israeli military also suspects Palestinian forces of smuggling in unauthorized heavy weapons, such as armor-piercing artillery.

69.  The Palestinian forces, while weakened by the Israeli actions, still have the capacity to make arrests.

70.  The most serious were riots in July at the Erez checkpoint in which an Israeli border policeman was shot dead by Palestinian forces.