Gaza clearance continues amid tears and resistance

In lightning sweeps, Israeli troops cleared out Gaza settlements one after the other, shedding tears alongside settlers. After the first day of a mission scheduled to take three weeks, more than half the settlements were empty, a huge step toward ending Israel’s 38-year occupation.

A military convoy crossed into Gaza at daybreak today heading for Kfar Darom, where hard-line settlers and reinforcements are threatening resistance, at the beginning of the second day of the forcible evacuation.