Israeli settlers plan to move out of Gaza Strip

The first group of Jewish settlers announced today they plan to move out of their Gaza Strip homes next month, several weeks before the army is officially set to withdraw from the coastal area.

The 40 settler families from northern Gaza make up only a small fraction of the 1,600 families slated for evacuation this summer. But their announcement is the latest sign that Jewish settlers are coming to terms with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements.