Blockade
Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order
Shipping giants CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have suspended all bookings to and from Cuba until further notice, they said separately on Sunday, with both citing a US executive order issued on May 1.
Pentagon considering renaming Iran war 'Operation Sledgehammer' if ceasefire fails - report
Tanker struck by drone off coast of Doha after Qatari ship breaks Hormuz blockade
US targets Iraq oil official and militias with sanctions for aiding Iran
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.
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.
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.
Building an Ark in Gaza
Canadians activists plan to start construction with the Palestinians this summer, aim to break out of the coastal strip.
Hamas blames power crisis on Egypt in rare rift
Hamas criticizes Egypt for blocking oil supplies; fuel crisis has caused lengthy electricity blackouts.
Zoabi: Blockade ordered only after flotilla set sail
Balad MK argues IDF ordered Gaza naval blockade two days after ship departed from Turkey; IDF responds: Blockade was imposed in January 2009.
Gaza power plant stops due to smuggled fuel shortage
Lack of fuel smuggled in from Egypt shuts down plant that supplies two-thirds of Gazan energy.
PM, FM meet Ashton, praise EU sanctions on Iran
Netanyahu and Lieberman meet with EU foreign policy chief in Jerusalem; FM: "We must keep an eye on Iran's activity in Iraq, Syria."
In Gaza, Ashton calls for continued peace talks
EU foreign policy chief visits the Strip ahead of meetings with Netanyahu, Lieberman, calls for lifting the blockade.
‘My mother’s sick in Gaza, but I can’t visit her’
Free passage between Gaza, Israel and the West Bank is a difficult prospect for both Palestinians and Israelis.
