Palestinian rescue personnel carry a woman who was wounded during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Bethlehem as Israeli PM Sharon ordered a plan for the evacuation of all Jewish settlers from Gaza. Photo by AFP
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he had ordered a plan for the evacuation of all Jewish settlers from Gaza, according to Israeli Haaretz Daily. He intended to relocate all "problematic" settlements in Palestinian territories. Under the terms of the US-backed peace roadmap for the Middle East, Israel is required to remove all the settlements established in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank since Mr Sharon came to power. But attempts to remove even unoccupied outposts of Jewish settlers in the West Bank have been met with anger and violence.