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What responsibilities did the Palestinian Authority take over in its first year?

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Oslo Accords: Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Self-Rule — Palestinian Authority U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton (center) looking on as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Self-Rule, September 1993.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) was established in 1994 following the Oslo Accords, a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

In its first year, the PA assumed control of many civil functions after the Israeli military withdrew from the cities of Gaza and Jericho. These initial responsibilities were part of a broader, progressive handover of governing functions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which had been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War.21

Beyond assuming these civil administrative duties, the PA was tasked with building its governing institutions and establishing a rapport with the population. Under the terms of the Oslo Accords, the PA was also responsible for stemming violence against Israel carried out by Palestinians.2