3. The Palestinian policemen to be recruited pursuant to this Agreement shall be West Bank or Gaza Strip residents who will be duly trained to perform police functions.
   
   
4. The Palestinian side will notify Israel of any candidate for recruitment to the Palestinian Police. Should Israel object to the recruitment of any such candidate, that person shall not be recruited.
   
   
5. In accordance with Palestinian law, the employment of policemen who have been convicted of serious crimes, or have been found to be actively involved in terrorist activities subsequent to their recruitment, will be immediately terminated, and their weapons and police identification documentation will be confiscated.
   

5. Arms, Ammunition and Equipment

1. In the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, uniformed policemen may carry arms, and plainclothes policemen on duty who hold special accreditation may carry personal light arms concealed in their clothing, in accordance with this Agreement.
   
   
2. In the West Bank, the Palestinian Police will possess the following arms and equipment;
   
   

1. up to 4,000 rifles;

2. up to 4,000 pistols;

3. up to 120 machine guns of 0.3 " or 0.5 " caliber; and

4. up to 15 light, unarmed riot vehicles of a type to be agreed on between the two sides in the JSC.

3. In the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Police will possess the following arms and equipment:
   
   
1. 7,000 light personal weapons;
   
   
2. up to 120 machine guns of 0.3" or 0.5" caliber; and
   
   
3. up to 45 wheeled armored vehicles of a type to be agreed on between the two sides, and of which 22 will be deployed in protecting Council installations. The use of wheeled armored vehicles in the Security Perimeter, on the Lateral Roads and on their adjacent sides, or in the vicinity of the Settlements shall be approved through the relevant DCO. Movement of such vehicles along the central North - South road ( Road No. 4 ) in the Gaza Strip may take place only after providing notification to the relevant DCO.
   
   

4. The number of arms or items of equipment specified in subparagraphs b. and c. above may be increased subject to the agreement of both sides.
   
   
5. The Palestinian Police will maintain an updated register of all weapons held by its personnel.

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