Blockade

Economic pressure can buy Israel time. Mistaking it for a strategy would squander it - opinion

A blockade would impose real costs on Tehran and make Israel safer. But weakening Iran is not the same as toppling the regime. It is the difference between buying time and solving the problem.

 People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.
US President Donald Trump listens to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speak ahead of the launch of Trump investment accounts in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2026.

What are Trump's options as he seeks to pile more economic pressure on Iran? - explainer

A satellite image of Kharg Island, Iran, before US strikes, February 25, 2026.

Iranian oil exports come to a halt amid renewed US blockade - report

Houthi activists stand on a platform against a banner depicting Houthi missiles, at an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026.

Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi target at Najran airport


Israeli Navy stops Gaza flotilla attempting to breach naval blockade

This is the second time in the past two months that Palestinians from Gaza have sent a flotilla into the Mediterranean in an attempt to breach the naval blockade.

Activists aboard a flotilla to Gaza [file]

Look Gaza in the eyes

Gaza has no connection to biblical Azazel, but in the Israeli narrative, the terms merged.

Palestinians gather in front of the gate of Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza during a protest against the blockade, in the southern Gaza Strip July 3, 2017.

Students use sea waves as new power source for blockaded Gaza

Gaza has been controlled since 2007 by the Islamist group Hamas. Israel and Egypt, citing security concerns, maintain a de facto blockade on the impoverished coastal enclave.

Palestinians enjoy the beach along the Mediterranean Sea in the northern Gaza Strip July 24, 2015.

Israeli NGO sends medical delegation to Gaza amid mass protest casualties

“They’ll they need orthopedic surgeries, possibly blood transfusions. And the number of doctors here, it’s not enough," said Haj Yahya, who spoke to the Jerusalem Post from Gaza.

Doctors from the NGO Physicians for Human Rights volunteering at a hospital in Gaza

Hamas official: If blockade isn’t lifted, explosion will likely occur

Israel and Egypt both have heavy restrictions on the movement of people and goods entering and exiting Gaza.

A woman waits for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Israel Navy kills Palestinian boatman after he strays from fishing zone

This is a developing story.

Navy patrols off the coast of Gaza

Is Gaza Under Siege?

The Jerusalem Post

Report: 2017 was worst year since Protective Edge for Gaza access

Israel has slowly limited movement from Gaza, reducing the number of exit permits by 51% from 2016 to 2017.

Palestinian boys stand by a fence at the Erez Crossing, October 2017

Trump on Jerusalem throws Spotlight on Europe's Darkest Secret

The Jerusalem Post

Leçon de morale internationale

Blocus et murs ne suscitent pas les mêmes réactions selon qu’ils viennent d’Israël ou d’ailleurs

Des manifestants devant une représentation de l'UNRWA à Amman