Israel Considers Restraint on Court Ruling Amid Gaza Conflict
• Israel's leaders signal they may avoid constitutional crisis over court ruling during wartime • Court struck down law limiting judiciary's powers; more significant was affirming court can overturn Basic Laws • Court said it has authority to review Basic Laws and intervene if parliament exceeds authority • Timing of ruling allowed 2 retiring justices to participate; without them court may have upheld law • Israel pulling some troops from Gaza but says it intends to keep fighting Hamas until the group is destroyed