<h1>UN-led maritime humanitarian convoy raises IHL and port-state authority issues over consent, custody, security, and distribution liability</h1> A UN-led maritime humanitarian shipment carrying 1,200 tonnes of food aid approached an Israeli port after departing a nearby staging port where customs screening occurred; donors and charities funded and loaded the cargo, and UN personnel will coordinate offload and overland transport to aid distribution sites. The mission raises legal and operational issues under international humanitarian law and port-state authority, including consent to entry and transfer, security and custody during offloading, and responsibility for safe passage and distribution amid ongoing hostilities and disputed ceasefire negotiations. Potential liabilities include obstruction of relief, protection of humanitarian personnel, and documentation of chain of custody for aid.