Negotiations with several Israeli governments had resulted in the Authority gaining further control of some areas, but control was then lost in some areas when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retook several strategic positions during the Second ("Al-Aqsa") Intifada.
As negociacións con varios gobernos israelís lograron que a Autoridade conseguira un maior control nalgunhas áreas, pero este control perdeuse cando as Forzas de Defensa de Israel recuperou varias posicións estratéxicas durante a Intifada de Al-Aqsa.