Read more naval blockade stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36488/naval-blockade.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 22:37:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/93190/israel-to-lift-blockade-of-gaza-except-for-weapons.htmlM. Morris<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=742280&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331192531' border='0' />Israel will allow goods to enter Gaza by land but will continue to ban the importation of weapons and will maintain its naval blockade on the area, CNN reports . Rather than listing what's allowed in , Israel will permit everything other than " weapons and material that Hamas uses to prepare and...Palestinian customs workers check trucks loaded with fruit and goods that arrived from Israel through the Kerem Shalom border crossing into Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, June 10, 2010.http://www.newser.com/story/93190/israel-to-lift-blockade-of-gaza-except-for-weapons.htmlSun, 20 Jun 2010 13:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/91380/israelis-seize-gaza-bound-irish-aid-ship.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=359741&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331193625' border='0' />Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid vessel without meeting resistance yesterday, preventing it from breaking an Israeli maritime blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory days after a similar effort turned bloody. The military said its forces boarded the 1,200-ton Rachel Corrie from the sea, not helicopters. Army spokeswoman Lt. Col....In this May 12, 2010 file photo, cargo is loaded aboard the MV Rachel Corrie, which was boarded by Israeli forces today.http://www.newser.com/story/91380/israelis-seize-gaza-bound-irish-aid-ship.htmlSat, 05 Jun 2010 06:24:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44400/hit-pirates-with-somalia-blockade.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=159222&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401000007' border='0' />The Somali pirates terrorizing shipping lanes are clever, Peter Fromuth writes in the Washington Post , but their biggest advantages are those pirates have enjoyed throughout history: “big seas, many prey, and few protectors.” There are too many targets for warships to mount effective patrols on open waters. Instead, the UN...The Greek cargo ship Centauri was hijacked by Somalia pirates off the Somali coast and released Nov. 27, 2008, with all 25 Filipino crew unharmed after more than two months.http://www.newser.com/story/44400/hit-pirates-with-somalia-blockade.htmlThu, 04 Dec 2008 12:18:00 CST