The BBC is facing fresh criticism over its coverage of the Middle East after being accused of "obsessing" over Gaza while keeping a “near-total silence" on Iran. Alex Gandler, spokesman for the Israeli embassy in London, said the scale of ...

"It's killing people in broad daylight, to terrorise civilians and make sure they understand who is boss in Gaza. We hope this agreement is enough pressure to make sure Hamas disarms." Israeli forces showed us a map of the tunnels they said that soldiers had found beneath the rubble we saw – "a vast network of tunnels, almost like spider's web" they said – some already destroyed, some still intact, and some they were still searching for. What happens in the next stage of this peace deal is unclear.

Since the post, the BBC have edited their story, redacting any mention of an "unarmed" uprising. It now reads: "The term intifada came into popular use during the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1987.