1. the passenger will pass via a Palestinian counter, where his documents and identity will be checked by a Palestinian official according to a procedure promulgated by the Manager of the Palestinian wing;
   
   
2. having completed examining the documents of the passenger, the Palestinian official shall compare the passenger's identity card number with the population registry records of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip residents, and then pass the documents to the Israeli official via a drawer installed for that purpose;
   
   
3. the documents to be passed by the Palestinian official shall be a valid passport/travel document, or Palestinian passports/travel documents. Residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip accompanying a passenger shall be subject to the procedures detailed in subparagraph a ( 1 ) - ( 3 ) above, unless their personal details, including their identity card number, are detailed in the passenger's documents, in which case they will be processed together with the passenger;
   
   

4. thereafter:

1. the passenger and the persons accompanying him shall wait in front of the Palestinian counter;
   
   
2. the documents shall be checked by an Israeli official without unjustified delay. The Israeli official shall also check the passenger's identity indirectly;
   
   
3. in case of a delay with respect to the checking of a passenger's documents or identity, the passenger shall wait in a special waiting area pending resolution of the matter;
   
   

5. the Israeli official will return the documents to the Palestinian official after having identified the passenger and checked and approved the documents, together with the white card referred to in paragraph 3. i of Article VIII of Annex I;
   
   
6. the Palestinian official will return the stamped documents and the abovementioned white card to the passenger;
   
   
7. the passenger will be directed to the exit of the Palestinian wing, where he will then hand over the white card to a Palestinian official; and
   
   
8. the Palestinian official will pass the white card to the Israeli official, and will allow the passenger to pass if the card is valid;
   
   

2. with respect to a visitor to the Gaza Strip or the West Bank passing through the Palestinian wing:
   
   
1. the passenger will pass via an Israeli counter where his documents and identity will be checked by an Israeli official. The Israeli official shall then return the documents to the passenger, together with the abovementioned blue card;
   
   
2. the passenger will continue via a Palestinian counter, where his

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