DEBKAfile: "DEBKAfile's Military Sources Report Exclusively: Israel will relinquish Philadelphi Route along Gazan-Egyptian border. Its troops to be withdrawn in six months under protocols Egypt and Israel will sign soon.
Israel's Philadelphi military installations will pass to Palestinians under Moussa Arafat's command. Chief of staff's strenuous objections were one cause of his sacking."

Here is their in-depth article on the topic.

Dude, what's up with that? What are we doing? I can't imagine why we are letting them control the border to Egypt. Doe this jive with my previous explanation of Sharon's master plan? I'm not sure. Ideas anyone?