High Court Rejects Petitions Against Israel-Turkey Deal

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Israel’s High Court of Justice rejected all three petitions to stay the agreement renewing diplomatic ties between Israel and Turkey. The court ruled the matter was one of statecraft rather than an issue for the courts, and something that in fact did not lay within the jurisdiction of the judiciary.

Under the agreement Israel promised to allow Turkey to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip via the Ashdod port in Israel. In turn, Turkey promised to stop allowing terror organizations such as Hamas to plot attacks against Israel or to raise funds from Turkish territory.

The first aid shipment from Turkey to Gaza was trucked through the Kerem Shalom Crossing Monday, July 4 after arriving by ship and going through inspection at Ashdod Port.