Dueling Reports on Israeli Blockade

As reported here last week, a U.N. panel released a report on the Israeli actions in boarding the flotilla of largely Turkish vessels bound for Gaza, in which 9 people were killed by Israeli forces. While finding that Israeli use of force was excessive, the panel held that the Israeli blockade itself was consistent with international law. This week, a committee of the U.N. Human Rights Council came to the opposite conclusion. This is likely going to lead to another round of debate on the issue. Examples of earlier analysis can be found here , here, and here. Below is a new report shortly after the incident.