The Israeli authorities say that human rights laws do not apply to ongoing Palestinian protests along the Gaza Strip’s eastern border, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Thursday. READ MORE: Israel Likely Fixed Intel Around US Policy Ahead of Attack on Iran Deal

"The Palestinian protests on Gaza's border fall into the ‘state of war' category; thus human rights laws do not apply to the [Israeli army's] rules of engagement in this regard," state attorneys asserted in response to petitions filed with Israel's High Court by a number of human rights groups.
The Israeli High Court rules the protests to be a state of war and that human rights are therefore not applicable.