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blockade

Med the inhibition of the effect of a hormone or a drug, a transport system, or the action of a nerve by a drug
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The Israeli navy stopped a flotilla from Gaza that was heading for Cyprus to highlight the ongoing blockade, Israeli paper Haaretz reported on Wednesday.
The blockade has also dealt a devastating blow to the economy of Gaza.
Key Words: Blockade, Human cage, Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defence, Operation Protective Edge, Collective Punishment, International Community, Hamas, Fatah, Tunnel economy, Rafah crossing
The effect on the following parameters were observed: Onset time of Sensory blockade, onset time of Motor blockade, Duration of Sensory blockade, Duration of Motor blockade, Duration of Analgesia and any side effects.
Also the 'San Remo Manual' of 1994 sets restrictions to naval blockades in Article 102, prohibiting the establishment of a naval blockade if:
Even before the destruction of the past month, seven years of blockade had turned urban essentials like power, clean water, and sewage systems into scarcities.
The decision to end NATO supply blockage was taken in a meeting of the PTI core committee held in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss the PHC judgement on the blockade of transit goods into landlocked Afghanistan.
Their decision also comes days after a Pakistani court ordered authorities to end the blockade of transit goods into landlocked Afghanistan.
They might resort to road blockade from June 16 if their demand was not met, he said.
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