Israel poised for U-turn on Gaza settlements
AFP, Jerusalem
Israel looked set yesterday for a U-turn by deciding not to destroy the homes of settlers due to be uprooted from Gaza, as a special unit was established to combat extremist violence threatening the pullout. Previously determined to raze some 2,000 Jewish homes and buildings in the Gaza Strip when the occupied Palestinian territory is evacuated later this year, the official in charge of the pullout advocated they be left intact. "I heartily recommend not destroying these houses and coming up with an arrangement by which they are handed over to officials," national security council chief General Giora Eiland told public radio.
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