The IDF fears a collapse of defenses against massive opposition to the expulsion, according to Haaretz army correspondent Amir Oren. He also reported soldiers will replace police.
Military commanders at the army headquarters in Tel Aviv have mapped out strategies that include moving 5,000 soldiers from the south or the north. The troops will carry out police duties in major cities to prevent protesters from blocking traffic, freeing police manpower to concentrate on forcefully expelling Jewish residents from their homes in Gush Katif.

The IDF Chief of Staff or his representative, as well as senior police officers, will man the strategy headquarters in "the pit" in Tel Aviv, named after its underground location where different offices are linked by tunnels

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