"We must remember that IDF soldiers and Sderot residents have human rights too," Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann said in a Friday interview. "If the alternative to cutting down the supply of fuel is sending soldiers into Gaza, we must remember that the soldiers who will be killed also have human rights."

"No one knows if [cutting off electricity] will reduce terror or not," he said, "no one is sure. But it is best to try it before using less humane means… There is a war of attrition there. The other side is worn out too. Anyone who thinks they are not having a hard time is wrong."