Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip withdrawal may not be completed until October, an Israeli Cabinet minister said. Though a three-week framework has been set for completing the pullbacks, which are to begin in mid-August, the cut-off date for Israel “is the eve of Rosh Hashanah,” Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra told the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
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