Israeli soldiers stand together during a protest by left-wing activists calling for an end to Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip, at Zikim beach just outside northern Gaza December 27, 2009. Sunday marks one year since the start of a three-week offensive Israel launched in Gaza during which more than 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed. Israel launched the offensive with the declared aim of stopping Palestinian rocket fire on southern Israel.
REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY MILITARY)