Israeli forces storm Gaza settlement

Updated: 2005-08-19 07:45

Opponents of Israel's disengagement plan from Gaza try to prevent Israeli policemen from reaching the rooftop of the synagogue in the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom, in the Gush Katif settlements bloc, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2005. Israeli troops using cranes and water cannon battled protesters on the rooftop of a Gaza settlement synagogue on Thursday as they assaulted the last bastions of resistance to evacuation of the occupied strip. [Reuters]

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