Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is accusing Israel of trying to destroy the Gaza Strip by engaging in slash and burn tactics. Arafat said “They want to destroy Gaza before they leave it, but the Palestinian people will not kneel.’ In the Rafah refugee camp Israeli forces killed four Palestinians Tuesday including two 15-year-old boys. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reports Israeli forces have killed 30 Palestinians in Gaza and 14 in the West Bank so far this month. Among those killed were 18 minors. The Israeli government has announced plans to pull out of the Gaza Strip but Haaretz has reported the Bush administration has asked Israel not to pull out until after the presidential elections in November.