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An
elderly Palestinian man argues with an Israeli soldier to enter
Jerusalem through a checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank
town of Bethlehem |
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Israeli
security forces arrest a Palestinian boy during clashes in the Old
City of Jerusalem near the Lions Gate |
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Palestinian policemen struggle with Palestinian youths as they
start to remove dozens of stone throwers from the Karni border
crossing with Israel to prevent serious clashes with Israeli
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Reports |
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Sixth Report on the Implementation of the Agreement on Movement
and Access By Office of the Special Envoy for Disengagement
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The Quartet Special
Envoy's Office is submitting the sixth bi-weekly report on the
implementation of the 15 November Agreement on Movement and
Access, covering the period 21 January to 3 February 2006
inclusive.
- Rafah was open
daily during the reporting period with standard opening hours of
9 hours a day.
- Karni was closed
by the Government of Israel on 15 January and remained closed
during the reporting period, citing warnings of a tunnel that
could be used for an attack against Israeli officials working at
the crossing. Karni was reopened again on 5 February.
- Erez was
reopened for Palestinians on 22 January. On 25 January, Erez was
closed at the request of the PA due to the PLC elections. During
the reporting period, an average 2530 workers and traders passed
into Israel per day.
- The deadline for
the introduction of truck convoys between Gaza and the West Bank
by 15 January passed without being met. Discussions of bus
convoys have not yet resumed.
- According to
OCHA the number of obstacles to movement in the West Bank rose
from 465 to 475.
- The GoI has not
provided the assurance to donors that it will not interfere with
the operation of the seaport.
To View the Full Report as PDF (250 KB)
Source: Office
of the Special Envoy for Disengagement
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