Several Israeli army officers called for the Gaza withdrawal to be postponed. Ma’ariv said Sunday that the commanders, none of whom was named, believe leaving the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank in mid-August as planned would bolster Hamas, noting that the Palestinian Authority has failed to quell the Islamic terrorist group.
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