Agreeement on Movement and Access (AMA)

Agreeement on Movement and Access (AMA)

To promote peaceful economic development and improve the humanitarian situation on the ground, the following agreement has been reached. It represents the commitments of the Government of Israel (GoI) and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Its implementation and the further elaboration will be assisted by the Quartet Special Envoy for Disengagement and his staff and/or the United States Security Coordinator (USSC) and his staff.

1. Rafah
The parties have agreed to the attached statement of principles. Rafah will be open as soon as it is ready to operate at an international standard in accordance with the specifications of this agreement and as soon as the third party is on site, with a target date of November 25.

2. Crossing points
The parties have agreed that:

The passages will operate continuously. On an urgent basis, Israel will permit the export of all agrcultural products from Gaza during this 2005 harvest seasson.

The new and additional scanner will be installed and fully
operational by December 31. Al that time, the number of export trucks per day be processed trough Karni will reach 150, and 400 by end-2006. A common management system will be adopted by both parties.

In addition to the number of trucks above, Israel will permit export of agricultural produce from Gaza and will facilitate its speedy exit and onward movement so that quality and freshness can be maintained. Israel will ensure the continued opportunity to export.

3. Link between Gaza and the West Bank
Israel will allow the passage of convoys to facilitate the movements of goods and persons.
It is understood that security is a prime and continuing concern for Israel and that appropriate arrangements to ensure security will be adopted.

4. Movement within the West Bank
Consistent with Israel's security needs, to facilitate movement of people and goods within the West Bank and to minimize disruption to Palestinian lives, the ongoing work between Israel and the US to establish agreed list of obstacles to movement and to develop a plan to reduce them to the maximum extent possible will be accelerated so that te work can be completed by December 31.

5. Gaza seaport
Construction of a seaport can commence. The GoI will undertake to assure donors that it will not interfere with the operation of the port. The parties will establish a US-led tripartite committee to develop security and other relevant arrangements for the port prior to its opening. The third party model to be used at Rafah will provide the basis for this work.

6. Airport
The parties agreed on the importance of the airport. Discussions will continue on the issues of security arrangements, construction and operation.