Israel's Supreme Court has been hearing a case brought by foreign journalists asking for the Israeli government to end its ban on independent media access to the Gaza Strip.
Despite the ceasefire in Gaza which came into effect last October, the Israeli government has refused to change the policy it introduced two years ago at the start of the war, citing security concerns.
The lawyer for the Foreign Press Association (FPA), Gilad Sher, told the court that the situation was "absurd", undermining the principles of press freedom and the public's right to know.
The lawyer representing the government, Yonathan Nadav, said that unrestricted media access would endanger Israeli troops and journalists.
It is not clear when the Supreme Court will issue its decisive ruling.
