Legal Aspects You Might Not Know

To all those yapping about 'international waters'

It is PRECISELY in international waters that such a 'search' is to be done.

"The naval manuals of several western countries, including the US and England recognize the maritime blockade as an effective naval measure and set forth the various criteria that make a blockade valid, including the requirement of give due notice of the existence of the blockade

"Under international maritime law, when a maritime blockade is in effect, no boats can enter the blockaded area. That includes both civilian and enemy vessels.

"Given the protesters explicit intention to violate the naval blockade, Israel exercised its right under international law to enforce the blockade. It should be noted that prior to undertaking enforcement measures, explicit warnings were relayed directly to the captains of the vessels, expressing Israel’s intent to exercise its right to enforce the blockade."

The above three statements come from Smooth Stone (and the IMFA) which has in precise LEGAL detail what Israel was/is to do when an entity breaks into a LEGAL blockade, with map.

To the above I add the following, from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs legal expert, Sarah Weiss Maudi on the legal aspects of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Ms Weiss Maudi:

The Israel Supreme Court constantly reviews the transfer of humanitarian goods to Gaza and makes sure that Israel is meeting its obligations under international law. There have been several Supreme Court cases where they have checked and made sure that Israel meets its obligations both under Israeli domestic law and under international law.

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