Israel’s Supreme Court rejects human rights groups’ argument that fuel cutbacks to Gaza constitute illegal collective punishment
December 1, 2007 7:46 am Gaza under Hamas, Israeli-Palestinian conflictCourt approves Gaza fuel cutbacks, BBC, November 30, 2007
The Supreme Court in Israel has ruled that the government can continue its cutbacks of fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip, but must delay electricity cuts.
Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups had challenged the move, calling it an illegal collective punishment.
The Israeli government argues the cutbacks are used as economic sanctions in retaliation for rocket attacks by Palestinian militants in Gaza.