Gypsy Rose ChristianAttitudes passes her hands over the crystal ball, muttering incantations. The cloudy depths clear and she sees into the future.

See how accurate her prediction was!

An Israeli government plan to suspend electricity and fuel to Gaza’s civilian population will severely impact local people’s health and wellbeing, harming peace and security in the area, church and development organisations say.

Guess who's first in the queue of moral mice, squeaking their indignation? Yes - Christian Aid.

UK-based international development agency Christian Aid says it deplores attacks on civilians and affirms Israel’s right to defend itself from attack but the humanitarian consequences of cutting these vital services to Gaza will be severe.

Christian Aid now says it "deplores attacks on civilians" - odd it didn't say it earlier, isn't it? There have been months and months of bombardment of innocent Israeli civilians by Palestinian missiles, so there was plenty of opportunity to deplore. A cynical person might suspect that they don't really deplore it all that much but are only saying it now as immunisation against accusations of anti-semitism.

The economy of this narrow strip of land between Egypt and Israel is already on the brink of collapse and virtually isolated from the outside world: 87 per cent of Gaza’s population currently live below the poverty line.

No mention of whose fault that is. Well, I can't see the word Hamas anywhere, can you?