JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli security forces will be allowed to shoot at Jewish settlers resisting next month's withdrawal from Gaza if the lives of soldiers and police are endangered, the Haaretz daily reported on Tuesday.
Quoting a military document drawn up for the evacuations of all 21 Jewish settlements in Gaza and four in the West Bank, Haaretz said troops could open fire at evacuation opponents only as a last resort when "all else has failed".
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