Reim Air Base

An aerial view shows southern Israel's Reim army base, where lines of tents have been set up to house thousands of Israeli soldiers taking part in Israel's evacuation of the Jewish settlements of the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. Thousands of Israeli forces took up positions in southern Israel on Wednesday, preparing to thwart an attempt by thousands of opponents of Israel's upcoming Gaza withdrawal to march into the Gaza settlements in defiance of a military ban. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)