Sentence examples for imposed a blockade from inspiring English sources

Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza after Hamas took control of the territory in June 2007.

Israeli forces later imposed a blockade on Bani Naim in response to the attack.

Israel and the West imposed a blockade, hoping to squeeze the new rulers from power.

Israel then imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip, sealing border crossings and heavily restricting imports.

Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in 2007 after the militant group Hamas seized control of the territory.

Russia challenged the results and imposed a blockade, so that much of that year's citrus crop rotted in trucks at the border.

British forces controlled important roads leading in and out of the city, but did not impose a blockade.

Vietnam then dispatched an oil rig to drill there, and it was China's turn to impose a blockade.

It has been four years since Hamas took over, prompting Israel and Egypt to impose a blockade on people and most goods.

With superior numbers of warships, Great Britain could impose a blockade that gradually weakened Germany by preventing imports from overseas.

The United States' only recourse is to lead a coalition of the willing (Britain, Australia, Poland and Israel come to mind) to impose a blockade or take military action.