[AP/Ynet News] Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by human rights groups against fuel cuts to Gaza, rejecting their argument that the cuts cause humanitarian harm. Israel instituted the cuts as part of a policy of pressure to stop daily rocket fire at Israel by Gaza militants. ''Reducing fuel supplies hits the terror infrastructure and hinders its ability to attack Israeli citizens,'' the court said in its decision. The court said it took Gaza's civilian population into consideration and would monitor the effects of the fuel cuts to prevent a humanitarian crisis.
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