An Israeli police officer (L) pleads with praying Jewish settlers to voluntarily evacuate their home shortly before they agreed to leave under police guard from the Jewish settlement of Kerem Atzmona, part of the Gush Katif settlement bloc, Gaza Strip, August 17, 2005. Israeli troops dragged settlers screaming and sobbing from homes and synagogues on Wednesday, beginning a forced evacuation of Gaza settlements after nearly four decades of occupation. REUTERS/David Silverman/Pool SHP/mk