Sentence examples for blockade in from inspiring English sources

Spain lifted its border blockade in 1985.

It recently tightened the blockade in response to intensified rocket fire from the strip.

They had reached the police blockade in front of the One Building.

There's an accumulating international consensus that the blockade in Gaza has to be lifted.

Israel recently tightened the blockade in response to intensified rocket fire from the strip.

Many West Bank cities and villages are under blockade, in hopes, Israelis say, of stopping attacks in Israel.

He would later be let through the police blockade, in front of an international media picket, to view their bodies.

However, Renzi ruled out a naval blockade in international waters, which has been touted as a possible solution.

After the hauliers' blockade in 2000, the Sun mischievously handed out switch's private number and our lines were jammed.

He is widely expected to give up the road blockade in the next few days or face military action.

• Imposing collective punishment in the form of a blockade, in violation of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.