Blockade

IDF rescues Israeli trapped inside Hizma following military blockade of Palestinian village - Ynet

IDF forces rescued an Israeli civilian from the Palestinian village of Hizma after he became trapped there during a military blockade imposed following stone throwing on Highway 60.

View of the Hizma checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank, August 21, 2025.
A US military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the US Coast Guard, days after US President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea December 20, 2025.

US intercepts another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, officials say

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila sit in a vessel making their way to Israel, after Israel intercepted some of the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in this handout image released on October 2, 2025.

Prosecution moves to seize 50 foreign vessels linked to Gaza flotilla after blockade breach attempt

Activists protest in central Tunis to denounce the Israeli navy's interception and detention of Global Sumud Flotilla activists, October 4, 2025.

Large scale protests in Tunis denounce Global Sumud Flotilla arrests


Israeli Navy seizes Gaza-bound ship 'Estelle'

Navy seizes Finnish-flagged ship carrying 30 pro-Palestinian activists after it refused to change course, tows it to Ashdod.

Estelle being borded

Israeli Navy boards Gaza-bound ship 'Estelle'

Navy seizes ship carrying 30 pro-Palestinian activists to prevent it from breaking Gaza blockade.

Estelle being borded

Activists claim navy surrounds Gaza bound ship

AFP reports soldiers already on board The Estelle ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break Israeli blockade on Gaza; CNN reports ships surround vessel; IDF yet to release statement.

Estelle Ship 370

Ship seeking to break Gaza blockade set to arrive

Gov't officials say envoy to UN Prosor gave "free publicity" to activist ship 'Estelle' with letter to Secretary-General Ban.

Estelle Ship 370

Analysis: There is no Gaza blockade

Egypt's decision to reopen border with Gaza effectively means there's no longer a security blockade on the Strip.

Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. [File]

Hamas urges Egypt to open border after Sinai attack

Haniyeh reiterates contention that Gazans not involved in attack which killed 16 Egyptian guards; calls on Morsy to "regain lifeline for Gaza."

Hamas PM Haniyeh at Rafah before entering Egypt 370

Scandinavian activists launch new ship to Gaza

Swedish and Norwegian backed 'SV Estelle' set to sail from Oslo to Gaza; organizers hoping more ships will join.

Palestinian flag on flotilla

Hezbollah could blockade sea in future war

IDF: Lebanese group will target cargo ships within 30-km radius of Israel to try to get them to refuse to sail there during war.

Container ship 370

Aid groups, UN bodies urge end to Gaza blockade

Signatories on joint appeal, including Amnesty Int'l, WHO, claim blockade is violation of international law.

Gaza tunnel smuggling palestinian 311

Building an Ark in Gaza

Canadians activists plan to start construction with the Palestinians this summer, aim to break out of the coastal strip.

Arc 370