"halt attacks" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to express that you want to stop or put a stop to something. For example, "We must halt attacks on our national parks and preserve them for future generations."
The campaign is part of Mr. Abbas's effort to persuade militants to halt attacks against Israel.
Mr. Arafat declared he would not capitulate, but called on Palestinians to halt attacks inside Israel.
Over the weekend TTP appealed to its many "sub-groups" to respect the leadership's decision to halt attacks.
But Egypt helped broker a deal this summer under which Palestinian factions pledged to halt attacks against Israel.
But the army has not been able to halt attacks, prompting some calls for a greater emphasis on diplomacy.
Some religious leaders said the killings could be retribution by Sunni insurgents for Sadr's recent call to halt attacks on U.S. forces as they continue the drawdown.
In exchange for American backing, these officials say, the Sunni groups have agreed to fight Al Qaeda and halt attacks on American units.
Abu Mazen condemned the incident and yesterday the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation appealed for militants to halt attacks.
The explosion went off as Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, was meeting Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip to persuade them to halt attacks on Israelis.
But Islamic Jihad and Hamas have criticised him in the past for instigating occasional purges to halt attacks against Israeli targets.
On Tuesday a senior Hamas spokesman denied reports that Hamas had secretly agreed to halt attacks against Israel from the West Bank as part of reconciliation talks.
