(cont.) There are clear laws on enforcing blockades – Israel’s interception of the #Madleen raises serious questions (The Conversation, 2025-06-10)
>> Naval blockades are not automatically illegal. … a blockade may be used in wartime, but only if five legal conditions are met:
• it must be formally declared and publicly notified
• it must be effectively enforced in practice
• it must be applied impartially to all ships
• it must not block access to neutral ports or coastlines
• it must not stop the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians.
>> If even one of these conditions is not met, the blockade may be considered illegal under customary international humanitarian law.
