Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday reiterated his determination to complete the disengagement plan and denied any intention to carry out a second unilateral pullout in the West Bank, local newspaper Haaretz reported.

"There will be only one disengagement, despite rumors of more to follow," Sharon told police chiefs at their final pre-disengagement assembly in the coastal city of Ashdod.

Sharon said that if following the disengagement the Palestinian National Authority succeeds in disarming the Palestinian militant groups and bringing a complete halt to attacks against Israel, he will favor a start to the implementation of the road map peace plan.

Sharon added that after the withdrawal, he intended to place social issues, such as the violence in society and reforms in education, at the top of the government's priorities.

The prime minister criticized recent anti-pullout protests of right-wing extremists and those soldiers who have refused to carry out pullout-related orders.

"Violence will not stop the disengagement, which will be carried out despite the complexities it engenders. Do not recoil from any threats or scare tactics," Sharon told the police officers.

Israel plans to evacuate all the 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and four in the northern West Bank in August.

Source: Xinhua