Israel’s Gaza withdrawal plan will take 12 weeks to implement, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said. Briefing the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday, Sharon also said he would seek Cabinet approval next Sunday for the plan to evacuate the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements this summer.
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