RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Gaza- 12 September 2022. Palestinian scouts play music during a march to mark the anniversary of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, in Gaza city.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) General Director of Student Activities at the Ministry of Education, Mazen Al-Khatib
0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Director of the Sports and Scout Department at the Ministry of Education, Abdul Ghani Sheikh
0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Student Hassan Abu Jiyab
0.4 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Student Lian Al-Nakhala

STORYLINE:

The disengagement was proposed in 2003 by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government in June 2004, and approved by the Knesset in February 2005 as the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law. It was implemented in August 2005 and completed in September 2005. The settlers who refused to accept government compensation packages and voluntarily vacate their homes prior to the 15 August 2005 deadline were evicted by Israeli security forces over a period of several days.

The eviction of all residents, demolition of the residential buildings and evacuation of associated security personnel from the Gaza Strip was completed by 12 September 2005. The eviction and dismantlement of the four settlements in the northern West Bank was completed ten days later. 8,000 Jewish settlers from the 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip were relocated. The settlers received an average of more than US$200,000 in compensation per family.

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