Rafah and Khan Yunis, and along the coast road led by the Israeli vehicle.

2. Access of Palestinians to the Mawasi Area, as delineated on attached map No. 1, will be by the following roads:
   
   
1. Rafah - Tel Sultan - Mawasi;
   
   
2. Khan Yunis - El Bahr Village; and
   
   
3. Deir El Ballah - along the beach to the Mawasi.
   
   

3. The Mawasi Beach
   
   
1. Notwithstanding Israeli authority over the Gush Katif settlement area, the Palestinian Authority may operate sections of the Mawasi beach extending to the east up to the coast road, totalling, together with the Rafah and Khan Yunis wharves, five ( 5 ) kilometers.
   
   
2. Upon the completion of the withdrawal of Israeli military forces from the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area, Israel will notify the Palestinian Authority of the locations of these sections.
   
   
3. These sections may be used for the following purposes:
   
   
1. sport and recreation, including boat hire facilities;
   
   
2. operating food establishments;
   
   
3. enlarging the wharves; and
   
   
4. expanding the facilities for fishermen, such as offices, wharehouses and cold storage facilities.
   
   
4. In these sections, the Palestinian Authority, in exercising its civil authority, will be able to grant licenses for businesses, collect fees and taxes, set and enforce public health standards and develop and manage the tourist sector.
   
   
5. In each of the fishermen's wharves, the Palestinian Authority may have an office building which shall be protected.
   
   
6. There will be not be any construction by Israelis of new sites along the beach.
   
   
7. During a period of three months from the signing of this Agreement, Israel may consider, in light of the security situation, the use by the Palestinian Authority of additional beach sections.
   
   

6. The Egyptian Border
   
   

The Military Installation Area along the Egyptian border in the Gaza Strip, as delineated on attached map No. 1 by a blue line and shaded in pink, will be under Israeli authority.

The village of Dahaniya will remain part of the Military Installation Area pending a

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