“All the Jewish residents of the Gaza Strip have been evacuated.”
Avi Zelba
“We attach vast importance to Egyptian activity in the Gaza Strip and along the border, but I don't intend to allow Egypt to become a mediator between Israelis and Palestinians,”
Ariel Sharon
“While on one hand we are carrying a disengagement (from the Gaza Strip), we have to strengthen our hold on (West Bank) settlement blocs,”
Zeev Boim
“The movement declares an end to its operations from the Gaza Strip against the Israeli occupation, which came . . . in response to the assaults by the enemy,”
Mahmoud Zahar
“Right now there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip . The only Israeli citizens (in the strip) are the security forces.”
Dan Harel
“The occupation of the Gaza Strip was an historic mistake,”
Shimon Peres
“Tomorrow, Monday, September 12, 2005, the Israeli army's 38-year presence in the Gaza Strip will come to an end, ... We are leaving with our heads high.”
Dan Williams
