Five Israeli soldiers were wounded, including one seriously, early Sunday morning in the Gaza Strip after troops retaliating against Palestinian gunfire inadvertently shelled an armored personnel carrier, Haaretz reported.
This incident took place, less than 24 hours before the start of the Israeli operation to pullout from Gaza Strip. On midnight, the Israeli army will seal the "Kissufim" crossing into the Gaza Strip. Monday morning, teams of Israeli troops and police officers will be dispatched to every settlement in the Strip to inform settlers they have 48 hours to leave their homes and if they refuse, they will be evacuated by force.
The order in which settlements are to be evacuated will be decided on Tuesday afternoon. The evacuation itself is to begin on Wednesday morning.
According to Haaretz, israel's Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz announced Thursday that the new target date for completion of the withdrawal is September 4.
