Reply #2: They have no legal standing to limit access to Gaza.

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That's the point. You can sense the frantic search for some justification in the language used. "seek to forcefully block" is already tortured, a combination of passive and active. If they said they "intend to forcefully block" then they would be saying something. Instead we are told they are searching for a justification to do something they have no real right to do, but if they did it, then if would be "forceful", no dicking around.

Or, of course, they could admit Gaza is still occupied and they are responsible for it's residents and their welfare.