Despite ongoing Palestinian attacks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Force began withdrawing from positions it set up around Palestinian areas following the outbreak of violence last September. In Gaza, Israeli settlers tried to prevent the IDF withdrawal.
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