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Those costs would be in addition to the expense of other border enforcement efforts that Trump has promised: continuing work on a southern US border wall, a naval blockade to prevent fentanyl entering the country, and moving thousands of troops to the border.

From BBC

Honking cars cruised down Whittier up to the blockade, then did U-turns.

Coupled with Meta’s industry-leading governmental lobbying efforts, it seems pretty clear what Zuckerberg is aiming for: a firm blockade against anyone who might try to tell him what to do.

From Slate

But the program has been under fire for years by Jewish activists who claim that the trips are tantamount to propaganda, erasing the experiences of Israeli Arabs and Palestinians living under blockade in Gaza and Israeli occupation in the West Bank.

From Slate

"We allowed the civilian population to escape into the safe zone, and we prevented supplies to enter the blockade region," he told the Newshour programme - referring to the IDF having warned people in the north to evacuate.

From BBC

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