UN expresses concern over Israel’s use of excessive force against Palestinians

A Palestinian child sits sits on the floor as his family waits at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Lebanese take part in a funeral procession in Beirut for a senior Hezbollah commander killed in Syria as a lawmaker from the resistance movement blames Israel for his assassination.
  • A UN panel on torture expresses concern over Israel’s excessive use of force, including lethal force, as well as lengthy administrative detentions of Palestinians.
  • Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis march in the capital Sana’a, protesting the Saudi aggression against their country and the U-S support for Riyadh and deployment of American troops.
  • The Russian president warns that Moscow will act to neutralize the threats posed by a U-S missile system in Europe, saying the system is a threat to global security.
  • Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks exposes alleged links between Brazil's new acting President and Washington, saying he acted as an informant for the U-S intelligence.

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