• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      The Yemeni forces showed video, at least with Magic Seas, that they contact the vessel, inform them that they are violating a blockade, order them to slow their vessel and divert course or they “will be responsible for the lives and safety of their crew and vessel”, and repeat this warning multiple times. These BBC and American articles never mention that part, so I was surprised to hear it, but it seems the vessels are given plenty of warning and opportunity to avoid being sunk.

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      The ship didn’t head for Israel. The ship was operated by a company that had also sailed to Israel with a different ship.

      Sinking civilian ships does nothing to help Palestinians.

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        The company was also willing to violate the blockade, it seems likely they’d change their destination once they passed the blockade.

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            You just said another one of their ships went to Israel, and we know thus ship violated the blockade, do you think the other ship was broadcasting that they were headed to Israel the whole journey? Or are you saying my assumption was unreasonable?

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              How do you think aid gets delivered to Gaza? By ship to Israeli ports and then on to trucks.

              The Houthis blockade is not a legal blockade according to international maritime law because its neither effective not discriminate. It’s piracy and terrorism against civilian vessels. It also has achieved nothing for Palestinians.

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                On the contrary, the convention on genocide not only allows the blockade, but requires every signatory try to stop it.

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                    The people of Yemen are doing what they are able with the means they have. If a country with a proper navy was fulfilling their obligation to stop genocide, Yemen wouldnt have to risk their lives and meager wealth stopping ships from facilitating genocide.