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An Israeli soldier stands guard after the area was declared a military zone, as Jewish settler residents of the Palm Beach Hotel look on outside the building, also known by extremists as "Fortress by the Sea," near the settlement of Neve Dekalim, in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 30, 2005. Well-known extremists from the West Bank have taken over the derelict settler hotel, turning it into a military-style base for opposition to the pullout. Some Gaza settlers have expressed displeasure at their presence, but hundreds streamed to the site to reinforce them several days ago when a rumor circulated that police were about to carry out a raid. On Wednesday the military declared the hotel a closed military zone, a possible prelude to an incursion. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)