Israel to demolish suicide bombers' houses

The Supreme Court in Israel has authorised the army to demolish the homes near Nablus of four Palestinian suicide bombers who killed twenty-one Israelis in Jerusalem last July and September.

The court rejected appeals by the assailants' relatives, who said they were being unjustly punished.

The Israeli Supreme Court chief justice Aharon Barak said that the investigation had shown that the attackers received assistance from their relatives.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service