Al-Quds city, June 20, SPA -- Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to the destruction of 1,200 homes that Jewish settlers will abandon when they leave Gaza this summer, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. Rice announced the agreement after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, CNN reported. "Israel and the Palestinian Authority agree that the settler homes in Gaza should be removed; therefore, the parties will work toward a plan for destruction and cleanup," Rice said shortly before leaving for Jordan.--SPA1135 Local Time 0835 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/271262