AMA was described as: ″an agreement on facilitating the movement of people and goods within the Palestinian Territories and on opening an international crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border that will put the Palestinians in control of the entry and exit of people.″ Part of the agreement was the Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing.
Sharon also agreed to release 900 Palestinian prisoners of the 7,500 being held by Israel at the time,[5] and to withdraw Israeli forces from West Bank towns that it had reoccupied during the Intifada.
[1] The Agreement on Movement and Access provided: The Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing were:[7] On 25 January 2006, Hamas decisively won control of the Palestinian Legislative Council in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election,[8] and on 29 March, a new PA government led by Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was formed.
[11] AMA stipulated the opening hours of crossings between Gaza and Israel and the number of trucks/truckloads to pass through them.
[13] Palestinians, especially Hamas, insist that AMA still applies, and that it has not been honoured by Israel in relation to movement of people between Gaza and the West Bank, as neither bus nor truck convoys started by their respective dates.
[12][15] Gazans have been invariably banned from entering the West Bank, and Israel adopted the position that they have no legal right to do so.