Israel Threatens to Deport Relatives of 2 Fugitive Militants
The army strikes today came shortly after midnight in two places near Nablus.

One target was the home of Nasser Aseida, 26, in the village of Tel, down a valley and up a hill from this even more remote village. The army said he was the Hamas mastermind of the ambush of an armored bus on Tuesday when a roadside bomb immobilized the bus and three gunmen in Israeli Army uniforms raked its roof with automatic-weapons fire. Nine Israelis died.

The second was the home of Ali Ajouri, 23, in the Askar refugee camp on the edge of Nablus. The army said he was a leader of the Fatah-affiliated Aksa Martyrs Brigades who sent two teenage suicide bombers to Tel Aviv on Wednesday night. That attack killed three men: a Romanian, a Chinese and an Israeli.

In the Askar camp, Palestinians said about six other flimsy houses nearby were destroyed or badly damaged when the army blew up the Ajouri residence, leaving at least 22 people homeless.

Reporters saw an elderly neighbor, Tahir Faris, sobbing at the ruins of his house, home to 11 relatives.

"All my house was lost," he cried. "What did I do, God? I worked all my life to build the house, and now it's lost."

In Tel, one resident, Jaffar Zeidan, said the army came in shortly after midnight, left after four hours, then returned this afternoon. After blowing up the Aseida residence, they took a number of men into custody.

"There is nothing left for Israel to do except imposing pressure and punishment on the families," said Mr. Zeidan, 31, who said he evaded capture. "This method of punishment will lead to a stronger reaction. It will not prevent people from commiting any acts."
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/20/international/middleeast/20MIDE.html