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Four months after the Hamas attacks in Israel, Jeremy Bowen reflects on the difficulties of reporting on events in Gaza, with foreign news media largely shut out from the region.

Pascale Harter presents dispatches from Israel-Gaza, Colombia and Australia.

International media have been campaigning to gain access to Gaza in the months since the Israeli bombardment began. Only occasional access has been granted, which is closely supervised by the Israeli military. More often, news organisations have relied on Palestinian journalists already living and working in Gaza, who continue to operate under dangerous conditions. Jeremy Bowen reflects on the difficulties of telling the story of the Israel-Gaza war.

Going from armed rebel to eco-tourist guide might seem a drastic career change - but it's a path some former guerrilla fighters in Colombia are keen to take. Zoe Gelber talked to some demobilised former members of the FARC movement who hope to make a more peaceful living guiding travellers through the rainforests they once fought in.

A convenience store in Sydney, Australia, offers more than the usual variety of groceries. Amongst the tinned tomatoes and toiletries is a full-size, working Airbus A320 flight simulator - so you can learn to pilot a plane while picking up a pint of milk. Eleanor Smallwood has been to meet the man behind the machine.

(Images: Gazan journalist continues journalism despite having one leg amputated. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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