Israeli forces storm Gaza synagogues

Israeli forces stormed two synagogues in the Gaza Strip where hundreds of settlers had holed up, hoping to clear the last major bastions of resistance to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to end Israel’s 38-year occupation of the Gaza Strip.

Troops at the synagogue in Gaza’s largest settlement, Neve Dekalim, wrestled with protesters who lay on the ground with their arms linked together and began dragging away some 1,500 settlers and their supporters by their arms and legs.