What's another name for military blockade?

Another name for a military blockade is "siege." The words "besieging, and "beleaguering" are also synonyms of "military blockade." A military blockade is when a location is surrounded by armed forces while an attack is continued.

Turkey recently announced that they are downgrading their ties with Israel. Israel's military blockade of 2 million Palestinians in Gaza is cited as one of the reasons for this downgrade.

Rally against the siege of Gaza

Updated on Friday, August 17 2012 at 01:32AM EDT
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