Most settlers remaining in the Gaza Strip when its evacuation begins next week will leave without a fight, Israel’s defense minister said. “In the first two days of the evacuation, most residents will leave the Gaza Strip without resistance,” Shaul Mofaz told reporters Thursday during a tour of military facilities outside Gaza.
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