UNDER FIRE, ISRAEL CLEARS OUT NEARLY ALL OF GAZA

KFAR DAROM, the Gaza Strip [MENL] -- Israel's military, under Palestinian missile and mortar fire, has nearly completed the eviction of an estimated 16,000 Israelis from the Gaza Strip. By Friday, all but four of the 21 Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip were empty, with bulldozers preparing for the demolition of homes, schools and synagogues. The remaining communities were expected to be evacuated next week.