Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - More than 30 percent of Israel's regular police force will take part in the implementation of the disengagement plan, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

The massive removal of some 10,000 Israelis from their homes and livelihoods in 21 communities in the Gaza Strip and four areas in the northern West Bank is scheduled to begin in mid-August.

Most settlers are unwilling to go, and anti-pullout leaders are calling for tens of thousands of other Israelis to flood the areas to try and prevent the pullout. A huge effort to mobilize families and get them inside the Gush Katif region, where most Gaza settlers live, is being organized for later this month.

More than 8,300 police officers will be involved in the disengagement process, said police spokesman Avi Zelba.

About 4,000 of those will be inside the Gaza Strip and directly involved with evacuating people from their homes, while the rest will take part in related activities, such as keeping the roads throughout Israel free of protestors and burning tires, as well as relating to the press, said Zelba.

That is more than 30 percent of Israel's overall police force of 26,000 officers. But in addition to the regular paid force, 70,000 volunteer civil guards will help police maintain public order, Zelba said.

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Tuesday that 41,000 soldiers would also take part in the disengagement.

Some soldiers will take part in the actual evacuation, but many will be stationed in a second and third circle to protect the process from terror attacks.

The operation is under the overall command of the army. While the army and police have worked together in the past, this is the first time they have worked in such an integrated manner, he said.

According to Zelba, those involved directly with the evacuation will be grouped together in "bricks" of 17 people each, which could include members of the police and army and border police all on one team.

While the police have already undergone psychological training, the preparation for the house-to-house task will begin only in two weeks, Zelba said.

Soldiers will only start training in the middle of July, an army spokesperson said.

The "bricks" will train together as a team at an army base, but much of the preparation will be conducted by the police, he said. When the time comes for the evacuation, each brick will know in advance which houses it is to evacuate. Members will knock on the door and tell the people "very politely" it is time to leave, Zelba said.

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