Summary
The force the Geneva Accord establishes as an integral part of the Implementation and Verification Group, deployed in the state of Palestine under a Status of Forces Agreement with Palestine, “to provide security guarantees to the Parties, act as a deterrent, and oversee the implementation of the relevant provisions of this Agreement” (The Geneva Accord: A Model Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement (Draft Permanent Status Agreement, 1 December 2003), PDF p.7).
Details
- Its listed functions are to protect the territorial integrity of Palestine in light of its non-militarised nature, deter external attacks threatening either Party, deploy observers at withdrawal lines and on Palestine’s territorial and maritime borders, perform the border-crossing and early warning station functions, help enforce anti-terrorism measures and help train the Palestinian Security Force (PDF p.7).
- It monitors PSF weapons compliance, the staged Israeli evacuation, border control, the designated roads in Palestine, which it patrols at all times, and the shuttles to sites of religious significance, which it inspects and escorts (PDF p.6-8, 19-20).
- Israel’s small military presence in the Jordan Valley for an additional 36 months after withdrawal is under the authority of the MF and subject to the MF SOFA (PDF p.8).
- “The MF shall only be withdrawn or have its mandate changed by agreement of the Parties” (PDF p.7).
- Its composition, structure and size are set forth in Annex X, which is not reproduced in the file (PDF p.7).
Related pages
Geneva Accord, Implementation and Verification Group, The Geneva Accord: A Model Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement (Draft Permanent Status Agreement, 1 December 2003)