Palestinian security forces patrol close to an Israeli tank near the fence separating the Israeli settlement of Neve Dekalim from the Palestinian town of Khan Younis, in the central Gaza strip Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005. The forced evacuations of Gaza's settlers began Wednesday after the expiration of a deadline for residents to leave. Israel says its 38-year occupation of Gaza, home to 1.3 million Palestinians, cannot be sustained.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)