1.   The newspaper Maariv reported that Peres intended to begin deporting Hamas militants soon.

2.   Peres spokesman Yarden Vatikai would only say Tuesday that the government was considering deporting Muslim militants.

3.   Although German has banned the PKK, liberals have kept the government from deporting PKK militants to Turkey.

4.   Deputy Defense Minister Ori Orr said Tuesday that Israel has decided to deport militants, and that the measure was now being reviewed by legal advisers.

5.   Earlier Tuesday, Deputy Defense Minister Ori Orr said the government had already decided in principle to deport militants, and Israel radio said dozens would be expelled.

6.   Frayne would not say if the move indicated increased U.S. efforts to deport suspected militants back to their countries of origin.

7.   He has warned Germany against deporting Kurdish militants following clashes with police in several German cities two weeks ago.

8.   Israel is preparing to deport Islamic militants in retaliation for a series of suicide bombings, Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Tuesday.

9.   Israel plans to deport Islamic militants.

10.   Israel prepared the ground Sunday for deporting Palestinian militants and indefinitely extended its painful three-week-old blockade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.