An Israeli officer was discharged after refusing to help carry out the upcoming Gaza Strip withdrawal. Military sources said Monday that the second lieutenant, a platoon commander serving in Gaza, was discharged after telling his superiors he could not take part in the evacuation of Israeli settlers.
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