August 15

Jewish settlers block the way to an army jeep at the entrance of the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the Gush Katif bloc of settlements in the southern Gaza Strip shortly after midnight Monday Aug. 15, 2005. Israeli army troops sealed off the Gaza Strip at midnight Sunday, marking the start of the withdrawal, the first time Israel will pull out of land Palestinians want for a future state. Forty-eight hours later, soldiers will begin forcibly removing those settlers remaining in the settlements.(AP Photo /Oded Balilty)
AP - Aug 14 3:53 PM