August 15

Opponents to Israel's disengagement plan stand behind the locked gate of the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim, in the Gush Katif bloc of settlements, Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, as they prevent Israeli security forces from entering the settlement to deliver eviction notes to residents. Defiant and tearful Jewish settlers locked the gates to their communities, formed human chains and burned tires to block troops from delivering eviction notices Monday, as Israel began its pullout from the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)