<h1>Interception of Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters raises legality under naval blockade rules and UNCLOS Art.110</h1> A state intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters after warning vessels to turn back, raising legal issues about naval blockades, the limits of territorial seas under the law of the sea, and exceptions during armed conflict. States generally lack authority to seize foreign vessels on the high seas except in narrowly defined circumstances, but a belligerent blockade that is militarily justified and properly notified may lawfully be enforced after warning. International law also requires that blockades not obstruct provision of humanitarian assistance; boarding and searching to verify cargo is permissible, while forcible removal or abduction of civilians and denial of relief may give rise to criminal or state-complaint remedies.