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All legal under the letter of international law pertaining to military engagement. That it is in international waters is irrelevant legally speaking. See the legal grounds for the sinking of Belgrano for a clearer example. As long as they can think of a halfway credible excuse that they think the vessel will cause aid to their enemy, they have the right to interdict it in international waters.
The Belgrano was a military ship, this one isn't. So even if you're right regarding military vessels, I doubt the same would hold for a civil one.
Distinction isn’t made. A civilian ship could be conducting or supporting military operations (see Q ships, zelensky’s “civilian” container trucks etc).
As with many things, it basically comes down to who has the bigger gun. Until a naval power pulls its finger out and starts escorting relief ships, Israel is at liberty to seize them.
Sorry I'm late but this is not entirely correct, they were arrested in what's considered High Seas in the Mediterranean, which has clear rules from the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. See 3.4 Maritime Boundaries
Which halfway credible evidence do they have? They have none. The blockade is illegal so intercepting it is illegal too
Their twisted argument is that the terrorists live among the people therefore any action against the terrorists also harms the people, and any effort to aid the people aids the terrorists. So aid = terrorism.
Tou said it it's a twisted argument. Nobody believe it so international law apply here
international law doesn't meaningfully exist
whoever has the highest capacity for violence gets what they want, same as it ever was
"israel" is an outpost of the US, so it can do what it likes because no one with bigger guns will oppose them
I know that bur it still impoetant for people to know that everything israel does is agsinst all laws and moral
And international law says they can sieze the boat.
No, it doesn't say that
No. It doesn't
That's not an argument compatible with international law though, which was your original claim.