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Court okays reducing fuel, power supply to Gaza

By Yuval Yoaz

The High Court of Justice yesterday ruled that Israel's reduction of power and fuel to the Gaza Strip is legal as the remaining supplies still meet the humanitarian needs of the population.

A three-justice panel, headed by Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch, rejected the petitions submitted by the human rights organizations Gisha and Adalah.

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"The Gaza Strip is controled by a murderous terror organization, which works tirelessly to harm Israel and its citizens, and breaks every possible rule of international justice in its violent actions against men, women and children," Justice Beinisch wrote.

Beinisch wrote that in war, civilians were the first to suffer.

However in the actions against Israel, civilians were the intended target.The High Court of Justice said Israel was not required to transfer unlimited supplies of goods and fuel, but only to fulfill its obligations by international law.

They said that this is the case, because Israel has not had effective control of the Gaza Strip since the disengagement.

The human rights groups Gisha and Adalah called the ruling a "dangerous legal precedent."

Adalah head Hassan Jabarin said "according to the ruling, it is permissible to harm Palestinians and cause a humanitarian crisis to further political goals, which is a war crime according to international criminal law."

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