The lieutenant colonel, sent with his men to the Kissufim Crossing into Gaza, said that if the protestors get past the checkpoint, then he will be forced to inform his superiors of the mission failure. Then, he explained, the IDF command will be forced to inform the government that it failed in its mission to contain the supporters of Gush Katif. IDF

Tuesday morning, the army decided to split its forces deployed against the anti-Disengagement protestors, leaving 10,000 soldiers to surround Kfar Maimon, the southern village where marchers are spending most of the day. Another 10,000 forces that were deployed Monday night were reassigned to Kissufim Crossing. They will apparently be backing up yet another 10,000 soldiers and police who, according to statements by IDF Brigadier-General Guy Tzur on Sunday, were to be deployed there. The soldiers sent to Kissufim have been equipped with nightsticks for the mission.

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