Sea Blockade of Gaza Strip from International Law Perspective
Volume 20, Issue 76, Summer 2017, Pages 137-154
jamshid Momtaz, Masoud Alizadeh, Shahram Zarneshan
Abstract Given the legal reasons, the paper highlights that the Israeli clash with the Gaza strip is not an internationally armed conflict and therefore the Gaza strip blockade is not a legitimate action. Furthermore, if this clash is assumed as an armed conflict, it is not legitimate as the Israeli regime has not met the International Humanitarian Law. Discarding the principle of “not to use famine as a weapon against civilians” is the main reason to prove illegitimacy of the Israeli attempt to impose a sea blockade against Gaza.