Among the glossy photos of handbags and shoes and peurile gossip about celebrities in Grazia magazine (12th Jan '09), a one page 'inside story' pops up, incongruously sandwiched between pictures of Cameron Diaz and Marc Jacobs' clothes. Is it an advertorial?

The headline is 'All we can do is pray we will survive this'- the article is about Salwa El Tibi, Save the Children UK's Gaza Programme Manager.

Heart-rending the article is indeed - just like the pictures of running agonised figures carrying children along the street on the BBC and Sky news every evening. Completely one-sided it also is. At the end of the article (just one bite-sized page) is an appeal to donate to Save The Children with email and telephone contact details.

The most striking aspect of the article is the small box at the end, informing Grazia readers of the history of the conflict as follows:

Why did the conflict begin?
When the state of Israel was formed in 1948, 700,000 Palestinian refugees were driven into Gaza. In 1967, Israel took the Gaza Strip in the Six-Day War, but withdrew in 2005.

Who are Hamas?
The Islamic Resistance Movement who won the Palestinian election in 2006 and want to restore Islamic rule.

What's happening now?
A six month ceasefire between Hamas and Israel ended on 18 Dec when Hamas fired 11 rockets and six mortar shells into Israel. Nine days later Israeli air strikes on Gaza began in retaliation. So far international calls for a truce have been rejected.

Erm, is it me or is the bit about Hamas missing something??? I am writing to the editor of Grazia but would appreciate some comments to assist me with a more balanced view of the above.