Gush Katif Residents Ordered to Leave After Tisha B'Av Fast"The order, delivered to the municipalities of Jewish towns in Gaza, informs citizens that they are to leave their homes by midnight following the breaking of the Tisha B'Av fast."
"The IDF order also dictates that residents of Gaza's Jewish towns will not be permitted to go from one community to another starting Sunday, and that their utilities will be shut off - placing a siege upon the residents who refuse to abandon their homes by the deadline."FULL STORY atIDF Issues Evacuation Orders To Gaza Settlers"Gaza Strip settlers will be required to leave their homes by midnight on August 14, at which time voluntary evacuation will end and the presence of Israeli civilians in the Gaza Strip will be considered illegal, according to a letter distributed by Israel Defense Forces officers to residents of Gush Katif, six days ahead of the evacuation of the Gaza Strip."FULL STORY atGush Katif Residents Refuse to Accept Army Evacuation OrdersIDF: Settlers Must Leave By Aug. 17Pullout ComingGovernment Planning to Seal Gaza
The government is planning to closedown Kissufim Crossing on August 15th, thereby effectively sealing off Gush Katif communities from the outside world head of the implementation of the Gaza/Samaria Disengagement Plan.
Residents reacting to the government plan call the move “unethical and drastic,” adding “it is in line with government policy.”