A crying Israeli soldier is escorted by a border police officer in the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the Gaza Strip Wednesday Aug. 17, 2005. Thousands of Israeli security forces burst through makeshift blockades and poured into four Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, beginning the forcible removal of protesters who refused orders to leave the area ahead of a deadline. The military plans to evacuate at least seven of Gaza's 21 settlements on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)