(AFP-Times of Israel) Israel's Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem to allow independent access for journalists to war-torn Gaza. The court argued that the restrictions were justified on security grounds, and that allowing journalists inside Gaza could give away operational details, including troop locations, in a way that could "put them in real danger." Foreign and Israeli journalists have been allowed limited access to Gaza under Israeli military escort.
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