The High Court of Justice unanimously rejected petitions by left-wing organizations against the army's rules of engagement in the Gaza Strip.

"The complexity of the situation stems mainly from the intermixing of terrorists with civilian population—including women and children—which also takes part in the incidents," Chief Justice Esther Hayut said in her explanation of the decision.

"This intentional intermixing is intended to obfuscate and make it difficult to locate terrorists embedded in the masses," she added.