For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2.
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    blockade /blŏ-kād′/ noun

    The isolation of a nation, area, city, or harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce.

    The forces used to effect this isolation.

    The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies.

    "the blockade of the ports of an enemy"