Masked Palestinian militants of the national resistance committee, a militia linked to the ruling Fatah movement, display their weapons during a rally to celebrate the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza settlements, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005. As Israel's Gaza withdrawal got underway Tuesday, Palestinian militants marched through the streets of a town in southern Gaza flanking the Jewish settlements and vowed the Israeli withdrawal would be the first step toward eliminating Israel. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)