Israel said it had no immediate plans to deport relatives of Palestinian terrorists to the Gaza Strip. As a result, a lawyer representing some of the 21 Palestinians were who detained last week following two terrorist attacks withdrew their court petition against the deportations. Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein also told the court that if a decision to carry out the expulsions is made, the attorney representing the families will be given at least 12 hours notice.
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