Oslo I Accord
The 1993 Oslo I Accord announced a program for the establishment of a Gaza Sea Port Area. Plans were re-announced in the 1994 Gaza–Jericho Agreement. The 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum determined that the construction works could commence on 1 October 1999, but construction did not start until July 2000. Israel committed itself to facilitate the works. The Memorandum also determined that the port would not be operated in any way before reaching a joint "Sea Port Protocol". Such a protocol, however, has never been signed.