The Israel Defense Forces maintain no presence, but sometimes conducts raids to arrest suspected militants.

The Authority has arrested militants after recent attacks, but has later released many of them to avoid a total break with the Islamic opposition.

The Israelis say the Palestinians have consistently failed to arrest militants.

For example, the religious leaders oppose allowing the police to enter Sikh temples to arrest militants.

Israel continued in daily military raids onto Palestinian cities and towns to arrest militants and destroy terror facilities.

Israel's leaders, determined to stop future suicide attacks, announced last week a more aggressive policy of moving back into Palestinian territory and arresting militants.

Israeli troops tried to arrest militants in the village last Friday.

Yesterday Palestinians arrested more Islamic militants, including a leader of Hamas.

In the two days that followed the bus attack, Israeli raids to arrest militants left 12 Palestinians dead.

The Palestinians would be obliged to arrest militants and seize illegal arms.