JENIN, July 21 (IslamOnline & News agencies) - Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed group linked to Palestinian resistance movement Fatah, on Sunday, July 21, threatened to attack relatives of Israeli officials if Israel expels the relatives of Palestinian resistance bombers to the Gaza Strip.

"We warn the Israeli government against deporting martyrs' families, and if they do so, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades will retaliate by striking the families of Israeli officials," the group said in a statement received by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The group’s statement was released following the Israeli forces destruction on Friday, July 19, of two houses owned by relatives of two Palestinian bombers and the abduction of 21 of them who will be deported to Gaza strip.

The group also called on all Arab governments to break contacts with the Israelis, saying, "some Arab states are trying to sabotage the resistance."

It did not name the states, although Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia are in contact with the U.S. administration.

Israel's plan to expel the families has run into international condemnation, with its key ally Washington saying the transfers would not guarantee Israel's security.

The Palestinian Authority has said the move would amount to a "war crime."

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan added his voice to the chorus of condemnations, saying through a spokesman he was "disturbed" by reports of the intended move and the destruction of Palestinian homes.

Arab League chief Amr Mussa said the Israeli plan was an "aggression that has no place in international law"

The expulsion plan has been met by opposition from the United States, the European Union, France and human rights groups.

Islamic resistance groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have threatened a bloody response if Israel goes ahead with the move, but the Al-Aqsa statement was the first specific warning to the families of officials.

The armed-wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) has also threatened Saturday, July 20, to retaliate against Israel if it expelled relatives of Palestinian militants who carry out attacks to the Gaza Strip.

"The brigades of Palestinian national resistance and other movements will retaliate against the occupiers and settlers and will not let pass without punishment the policies of house demolitions and expulsions," a statement from the radical left-wing group said.

"The enemy's policies make a farce of human rights, international resolutions and the Geneva Convention, leaving the Palestinian people the sole option of Intifada and resistance," it added.