Israeli troops to leave Gaza in a month
Israel said Wednesday all its soldiers would be out of the Gaza Strip within a month, bringing an end to almost four decades of occupation after the historic pullout of Jewish settlers from the Palestinian territory.
The day after Israel wrapped up its momentous operation to uproot settlers from 21 Gaza settlements and four in the West Bank in just a week, Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz confirmed that the departure of his troops was being fast-tracked as well.
But with the images of settlers being hauled kicking and screaming by fellow Jews from their homes in the heart of Biblical Israel still fresh, Mofaz said it was too soon to expect further evacuations in the occupied West Bank.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was winning plaudits for overseeing the first ever evacuation from occupied Palestinian territory, with US President George W. Bush praising him for changing the dynamics of the peace process.
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