CurveLight
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If they attempt to breach a blockade they are, by definition, belligerent forces. During WWII both sides would attack belligerent ships docked in neutral ports on the theory that them being there made the port non neutral. Neutral countries strictly enforce the non belligerent forces rule to avoid being drawn into a conflict they prefer to remain neutral in.
No they are not.
From YOUR document.
"The following activities may render enemy merchant vessels military objectives:
(a) engaging in belligerent acts on behalf of the enemy, e.g., laying mines, minesweeping, cutting undersea cables and pipelines, engaging in visit and search of neutral merchant vessels or attacking other merchant vessels;"
Breaking a blockade is not in these categories.
And you might not want to cite WWII precedent for what is legal and illegal under international law
Blockades apply to all vessels, military and civilian you dumbfuck.