Violence breaks out as West Bank evacuation continues

Violence between Jewish settlers and soldiers erupted in a West Bank extremist stronghold as the evacuation of Gaza neared completion, with only one settlement left to be emptied and others already turned into piles of rubble by Israeli bulldozers.

Israeli troops were to evacuate the isolated settlement of Netzarim, southwest of Gaza City, today, completing the eviction of 8,500 settlers and about 1,500 reinforcements in less than a week – much faster than expected.