NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Israel lowered its flag over the Gaza Strip on Sunday, clearing the way to complete a troop pullout and hand the territory over to the Palestinians on Monday after 38 years of occupation.
Their bases dismantled and the Jewish settlements they guarded in ruins, several thousand remaining soldiers moved quickly into the final stages of a withdrawal that will leave the Palestinians with a volatile testing ground for statehood.
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