Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge to the military's rules on when soldiers can fire their weapons amid weeks of violent protests that have killed dozens of Palestinians on the border with Gaza. Six human rights groups had asked the court to declare as unlawful any regulations that allow soldiers to open fire at unarmed civilians. Yesh Din, one of the rights groups that brought the challenge, slammed the court's decision. Israeli fire has killed more than 100 Palestinians in weeks of violent protests along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. On Twitter, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman welcomed the ruling and criticized the rights groups for challenging the military.

Source: ABC News May 24, 2018 20:54 UTC