In news from the Middle East… the last Jewish settlers have left the Gaza Strip marking the first time Israel has withdrawn from Palestinian land captured in the 1967 war. Earlier today Israeli forces began evacuating Jewish settlers from two small settlements in the West Bank. Some 10,000 troops have been mobilized to clear out the two settlements where fierce resistance is expected. While most of the settlers have already left, up to 2,000 right-wing Israelis have traveled to the area in order to resist the pull-out. In the settlement of Sa-Nur, opponents burned tires and laid down spikes, on the road. Security forces responded by storming two synagogues and an old British fortress. Meanwhile in Gaza, the demolitions of former settler homes is continuing. Haaretz is reporting that homes have already been demolished in 13 of the 21 Gaza settlements.