UN:Israel used unnecessary force against protesters on Nakba Day

Israel used force "not commensurate to the threat" when it fired live ammunition during a Palestinian Nakba Day demonstration in May, a UN report released on Wednesday said. The report concludes that the Israeli soldiers used disproportionate force against Lebanese demonstrators, which resulted in seven deaths. The Israeli occupation forces fired on a demonstration at a Lebanese border village on May 15 at the Blue Line, the UN-mapped frontier between Lebanon and Israel. The UN report, which deals with the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 (ending the Second Lebanon War ), was disseminated several days ago to members of the UN Security Council.