The soldiers and police broke through the main fence, and later began to deploy all along the hundreds of meters of beach. At 1:30 PM, the soldiers knocked on the door of the first caravan and offered to help them pack – and were greeted by a woman who screamed, “You want to help?! Ruining […]

IDF Southern Commander Maj.-Gen. Dan Har’el said this morning, “The evacuation of Kfar Darom will end by this evening.” Har’el was named for his uncle who was killed in the battle for Kfar Darom in 1948. The evacuation and destruction of Kfar Darom is expected to be even more violent than that of most of […]

The local police commander announced by megaphone, “Your stay here is illegal. In ten minutes, we will enter and remove you. Buses will take you to Merkaz Shapira and Jerusalem.” Among the settlement leaders on the scene are Yesha Council leader Bentzy Lieberman, Amanah settlement organization head Ze’ev Chever (Zambish), Rabbi Chaim Druckman, Rabbi Shlomo […]

The two-day “Hand to Brothers” operation ended at midnight, and the stage of forced expulsion is now underway in several Gush Katif communities. As the forces made their way to the synagogue complex in N’vei Dekalim, the worshipers there began removing the Torah scrolls from the synagogues. The sad procession made its way out of […]

Some 60 out of 80 families still remain in Netzer Hazani, fortified by hundreds of yeshiva students and families who have moved in over the past few months. Spokesperson Anita Tucker summarized the agreement by saying, “We have made our efforts, giving G-d more time to do what He wants to do.” She told of […]

The people of Netzarim, an isolated community in central Gaza, have been informed that the army forces will arrive to expel them this Monday. As far as is known, not one family in Netzarim has begun to pack. They have informed the army that they will not leave on their own, but neither will they […]

Buses are scheduled to leave from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem at 4 PM today, towards Netivot, Sderot and Ofakim. The buses will leave from Tel Aviv’s northern train station and from Binyanei HaUmah in Jerusalem. The passengers will try to reach Gush Katif from these areas. The Yesha Council also has other plans for today. […]

Feiglin, speaking with Israel National Radio’s Eli Stutz, from Gush Katif, where he moved a month ago, also had advice for anyone who was beginning to get depressed about the prospects of a victorious struggle against the Disengagement Plan. “If you are depressed about the situation, just come to Gush Katif,” he said. “The faces […]

“There was supposed to be a brit milah (ritual circumcision) of the first-born son of Ovadiah Ben-Natan,” founding Netzer Hazani member Anita Tucker said today, “but it had to be pushed off because the baby was a bit jaundiced.” Ovadiah spent over a week in prison and is still under house-and-yeshiva arrest for his part […]

In one attack, at approximately 3:30 AM, an Arab terrorist opened massive rounds of fire from a three-story building which is located several dozen meters north of the Jewish town, overlooking the whole community. Protest tents housing pro-Gush Katif activists as well as military positions were targeted. From the initial terrorist fire, there were no […]