By Dan Williams
Sun Jul 31, 8:44 AM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -     Israel fears that half of the Jewish settlers slated for evacuation from occupied Gaza next month will stay put rather than agree to relocation, forcing troops to remove them, a cabinet minister said on Sunday
In separate remarks, Israel's deputy defense minister repeated an Israeli threat of a large-scale ground offensive in Gaza if settlers and troops came under fire from Palestinian militants during the evacuation due to begin on Aug. 17.
Some 9,000 settlers are to leave Gaza and a corner of the     West Bank under Prime Minister     Ariel Sharon's plan to "disengage" Israel from fighting with the Palestinians

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