August 14

Israeli border police officers rest 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, Sunday Aug. 14, 2005. Israel's pullout from 21 settlements in the Gaza strip and four in the northern West Bank is to begin mid-week, with the forcible removal of Gaza settlers from their homes. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner