World IN BRIEF : UNITED NATIONS : Israeli Deportation of Arabs Opposed

The U.N. Security Council issued a statement deploring Israel’s decision to deport four Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and expressed concern over the “serious situation” in the occupied territories. The council also expressed concern about the “current serious situation” resulting from the imposition of curfews in the occupied territories since the beginning of the Gulf War. In response, Israel released its own statement saying that the council had “selectively censured” the Jewish state for ordering the expulsion of “four terrorists,” two of whom it said are convicted killers.