APPENDIX 5

Protocol Regarding Arrangements with Respect to Passages ( as amended )

Pursuant to paragraph 1 .d of Article VIII to this Annex:

SECTION A

Definitions

For the purpose of this Protocol:

1. " The Agreement " means the Interim Agreement:
   
   
2. " Annex I " means Annex I to the Interim Agreement;
   
   
3. All other terms will have the same meaning as in the Agreement.
   
   

SECTION B

Entry and Exit through the Palestinian Wing

Pursuant to Article VIII of Annex I to the Agreement, the following arrangements will apply with respect to the terminals at the Rafah and Allenby Bridge crossings:

1. Entry from Egypt and Jordan
   
   
1. At the entrance to the Palestinian wing there will be a Palestinian policeman and a raised Palestinian flag.
   
   
2. Before entering the Palestinian wing, passengers will identify their personal luggage and it will be placed on a conveyor belt. Each side will be able to inspect such luggage inside its own checking area, using its own personnel and, if necessary, may open the luggage for inspection in the presence of the owner and a Palestinian policeman.
   
   
3. Persons entering the Palestinian Wing will pass through a magnetic gate. An Israeli policeman and a Palestinian policeman will be posted on each side of this gate. In the event of suspicion, each side will be entitled to require a physical inspection to be conducted in inspection booths to be located adjacent to the gate. Passengers will be inspected by a Palestinian policeman in the presence of an Israeli policeman. Accompanying personal belongings may also be inspected at this point.
   
   
4. Having completed the above phase, persons entering the Palestinian wing will pass through one of two lanes for the purpose of identification and document control, as follows:
   
   
1. the first lane will be used by Palestinian residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. These passengers will pass via a Palestinian counter, where their documents and identity will be checked. Their documents will be checked by an Israeli officer who will also check their identity indirectly in an invisible manner;
   
   
2. the second lane will serve visitors to the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

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