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"Israel's Supreme Court has given the government five days to justify its decision to impose sanctions on the Gaza Strip.
The ruling on Monday follows a petition from 10 human rights groups.
However the court rejected a demand by the Israeli and Palestinian petitioners to freeze implementation of the sanctions, which took effect on Sunday.
The rights groups petitioned the court, the highest legal authority in Israel, to reverse the sanctions, calling them an "illegal" act of collective punishment against the 1.5 million Palestinians who live in the territory."
Al Jazeera English - News - Israel Told To Justify Gaza Embargo
The ruling on Monday follows a petition from 10 human rights groups.
However the court rejected a demand by the Israeli and Palestinian petitioners to freeze implementation of the sanctions, which took effect on Sunday.
The rights groups petitioned the court, the highest legal authority in Israel, to reverse the sanctions, calling them an "illegal" act of collective punishment against the 1.5 million Palestinians who live in the territory."
Al Jazeera English - News - Israel Told To Justify Gaza Embargo