{"id":19502,"date":"2025-04-10T17:44:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=19502"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:46:53","slug":"supreme-court-rules-israel-has-no-legal-obligation-to-supply-power-to-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/supreme-court-rules-israel-has-no-legal-obligation-to-supply-power-to-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Rules Israel Has No Legal Obligation to Supply Power to Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Israeli Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition seeking to force the government to resume the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip, declaring the matter a political decision outside the scope of judicial review.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael Is Not Obligated to Provide Electricity to Its Enemy\u201d<\/strong>
\nIn his ruling, Justice Alex Stein wrote that the decision to supply or withhold electricity lies solely with the executive branch and is not subject to court intervention.<\/p>\n

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Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein| Photo: Yonatan Sindel \/ Flash90
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\n\u201cIsrael is not legally obligated to provide electricity to Gaza\u2014whether paid for or not\u2014especially when the territory is controlled by a hostile entity like Hamas, which is actively engaged in acts of terror against the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Justice Stein added that even if the petition is framed as a humanitarian issue, it remains a political question, not a legal one.<\/p>\n

Citing 2018 Precedent: \u201cNot Justiciable\u201d<\/strong>
\nStein referenced a 2018 court precedent, which also ruled that cutting electricity to Gaza falls entirely under the government\u2019s discretion and is not a matter for the courts to decide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe exercise of such discretion is not justiciable,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

The Court also rejected the broader argument that enemy entities could be granted legal rights akin to those of recognized states while actively engaging in armed conflict with Israel.<\/p>\n

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Israeli humanitarian aid to civilians in other regions| Photo: Sivan Shachor \/ Israeli Government Press Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This firm ruling sends a clear message: decisions involving humanitarian aid and essential services to hostile territories are matters for the Israeli government alone, not the judiciary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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