The Israeli High Court issued a ruling earlier this week barring the army from using Palestinian civilians as human shields, a practice used heavily in the West Bank, particularly since the outbreak of the Palestinian intifada or uprising in 2000.
On Tuesday, Israeli military sources said the army would press the High Court to reconsider the ruling on the ground that it would complicate "army activities" in the West Bank.
The army has sought to downplay the gravity of the "human shield practice", describing it as a "generally innocuous early warning procedure".
The Israeli press has quoted Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying that he will personally seek to convince the justices of the High Court of the correctness of the army's view in this regard.
al Jazeera