The BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza, Alan Johnston, has now been missing for eight weeks.

The 44-year-old has not been seen since he was seized at gunpoint on his way home in Gaza City on 12 March.

This is the reason why it is extremely rare to see negative stories about the PLO/Hamas originate from first-hand sources, within Gaza. (Compare this with Israel, where the Israeli media can and does report about all manner of stories that cast Israel in a negative light.)