August 14

Israeli border police officers study maps and aerial shots of Gush Katif inside a tent in southern Israel's Reim army base, built to house thousands of soldiers who will take part in the evacuation of the Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip, August 14, 2005. Thousands of Israeli police blocked approaches to Gaza on Sunday to keep back radical Jewish protesters in the final countdown to Israel's pullout from occupied Gaza due to begin this week. REUTERS/Sebastian Scheiner/Pool