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Palestinians greeted a sudden Israeli military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip with relief Monday, but fury at the destruction wreaked by two years of incursions was undiminished.
“[Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon only left Beit Hanoun after he destroyed it,” a woman said of her hometown near the northern Gaza boundary with Israel.
Israeli armored vehicles rumbled out of town late Sunday, ending an occupation that began more than a month ago to put a stop to cross-border rocket attacks on Israeli towns.
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Compiled from RedEye news services and edited by Joe Knowles (jknowles@tribune.com)
