Unauthorized settlers were compensated after leaving the Gaza Strip. Ha’aretz reported last Friday that its review of compensation for settlers who left Gaza as part of the 2005 pullout found that it included dozens of settlers who moved into the region and set up outposts without government approval; only authorized settlers were eligible for compensation.
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