Israel’s Supreme Court has postponed a decision on whether to allow foreign journalists independent access to Gaza, in the latest delay of a legal battle that has stretched over a year. The court granted the government until March 31 to respond to the petition filed by the Foreign Press Association, despite state attorneys failing to provide detailed justifications beyond citing security risks. The decision extends a policy that has barred foreign correspondents from entering Gaza to report on conditions there, unless reporters are prepared to embed with the Israeli army. US plan for Gaza demilitarisationThe postponement comes as mediators continue to press for progress in the US-backed plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza. Hamas still controls just under half of the territory in Gaza beyond the Yellow Line, where Israeli forces remain present.