Communicated by IDF Spokesman
Jerusalem, 7 July 1997

Easing of entrance entry restrictions
from Judea, Samaria, and Gaza

Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai and IDF Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin- Shahak today, Monday, 7.7.97, approved easing entrance restrictions from Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip to Israel. The new guidelines went into effect this morning at 04:00 hours.

The following are the new guidelines:

  1. The age for married workers entering Israel from the Gaza Strip has been reduced to 25 from 27.
  2. Passage is allowed for 750 merchants and VIPs from Judea and Samaria to Israel and 250 merchants and VIPs from the Gaza Strip to Israel.
  3. Passage is allowed for an additional 100 vehicles of VIPs and merchants from Judea and Samaria to Israel.
  4. Passage is allowed for an additional 10 trucks with the convoy from the Gaza Strip to Judea and Samaria.
  5. On a daily basis, passage is allowed for a bus to transfer Palestinian Authority workers from Judea and Samaria to the Gaza Strip.
  6. Controlled movement of Palestinians for humanitarian needs between Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip is allowed.