Israel will ask the United States for $1.6 billion in assistance related to its Gaza Strip withdrawal. The request will encompass the transfer of Gaza military bases and development of the Negev and Galilee, areas likely to absorb most of the thousands of settlers who will leave Gaza and part of the northern West Bank in the evacuation, which is planned for this summer.
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