My flatmate made the observation the other day that this conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is just never going to go away. Watching events unfold over the last few days, I can see his point.

The biggest problem I have with the whole Israeli operation is the gung-ho approach they've taken to stripping Gaza of the only power station it has. My first thought was that civilians would be hurt more than anyone, and now that the UN are agreeing with me I'm pretty sure they've taken the wrong course of action.

Is one captured soldier vindication for creating a humanitarian crisis? Erm... no. Probably not.