In exchange for a cease-fire order from Mr. Arafat, Mr. Sharon said, he would instruct the army to halt incursions into Palestinian territory.

Mr. Talabani arrived in Turkey last week on a mission to persuade the Turkish Government to halt military incursions into northern Iraq.

He was highly critical of Washington for failing to halt Israeli military incursions in the West Bank, but the crown prince also took the constructive step of presenting an eight-point peace proposal.

Titokowaru, in response, began to mount campaigns of non-violent resistance to halt further incursions by white settlers.

The resolution also instructed the United Nations forces to use force as necessary to halt further Serbian bombardments, armed incursions or attempts to obstruct United Nations relief operations.

Yet to lay the foundations of future peace, I ask Israel to halt incursions into Palestinian-controlled areas and begin the withdrawal from those cities it has recently occupied.

It was established as a part of Mexico's strategy to halt Russian incursions into the region, as the Mission San Francisco de Solano (Sonoma Mission) was for the Spanish.

Israel said it would halt incursions in Palestinian areas unless it faced the threat of attack, but the military says actual and planned attacks have been on the rise recently, prompting the frequent West Bank raids.

"I ask Israel to halt incursions into Palestinian-controlled areas, and begin the withdrawal from those cities it has recently occupied," he said.

A12 Senior American, Afghan and Pakistani generals convened a commission to halt incursions into Afghanistan by militants.