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A Petition to stop electricity and fuel cuts to the Gaza Strip, October 28, 2007
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A Petition to stop electricity and fuel cuts to the Gaza Strip
HCJ 9132/07
October 28, 2007

Gisha and nine other Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations, in cooperation with the deputy director of a water company for towns along the Palestinian coast and a farmer from Beit Hanoun, petitioned the Supreme Court of Israel demanding an immediate injunction against disrupting the supply of electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip.

Text of the Petition Submitted on October 28, 2007 - English version

Respondents’ Response to the Petitioners’ Request for an Urgent Hearing (translated into English), October 30, 2007

Excerpts translated from State's response to restrictions on fuel supply, November 2, 2007

Affidavit of Maher Najjer – Deputy Director of Gaza's Coastal Municipalities Water Utility, submitted to the High Court of Justice on November, 5,2007

Affidavit of Maher Najjer, submitted to The High Court of Justice on October 28, 2007

Our court submission, in advance of the Nov 28, 2007 hearing (in Hebrew)

Affidavit of Maher Najjer, submitted to The High Court of Justice on November 27, 2007

Affidavit of Isidro Navarro, acting Country Programme Manager of Oxfam Great Britain, submitted to The High Court of Justice on November 27, 2007

Affidavit of Hassan Khalaf, the General Manager of Alshifa hospital, submitted to The High Court of Justice on November 27, 2007

Interim decision of the High Court of Justice approving cuts to Gaza's fuel supply and requesting more information regarding electricity cuts (unofficial translation into English), November 29, 2007

Affidavit of Nedal Toman, an engineer and a project manager in Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO), submitted to The High Court of Justice on November 27, 2007

Excerpt from State's affidavit in which state officials admit that their decision to reduce electricity supply to the Gaza Strip was based on erroneous data, December 20, 2007 (unofficial translation into English)

Excerpt from State's response, detailing meeting with Palestinian energy officials and knowledge of electricity infrastructure and health facilities on main electricity lines, submitted to the High Court of Justice on December 27, 2007 (unofficial translation into English)

Affidavit of Rafiq Maliha, the Project Manager-Contracts of the Gaza power Generating Company (GPGC), submitted to The High Court of Justice on January 6, 2008

Affidavit of Usama Dabbour, a director of external relations unit in Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO). Submitted to the High Court of Justice on January 9, 2008.

Affidavit of Hassan Khalaf, the General Manager of Al-Shifa hospital. Submitted to the High Court of Justice on January 9, 2008.    

Affidavit of Nedal Toman, an engineer and a project manager in Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO), submitted to The High Court of Justice on January 21, 2008

Affidavit of Rafiq Maliha, the Project Manager-Contracts of the Gaza power Generating Company (GPGC), submitted to The High Court of Justice on January 21, 2008

Affidavit of Maher Najjar, The Deputy Director of the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU). submitted to The High Court of Justice on January 24, 2008

Affidavit of Nedal Toman, an engineer and a project Manager in Gaza distribution Electricity Company (GEDCO). submitted to The High Court of Justice on January 24, 2008

Excerpt from State's submission to the Court regarding new plan to cut electricity, January 27, 2008 (unofficial translation into English)

Supreme Court Final Decision, January 30, 2008 (unofficial translation into English)

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