Panorama's week that was - February 16th-22nd

On Friday, Amnesty International accused Hamas of using the recent war in Gaza to instigate a "campaign of abductions and deliberate killings" against those they accuse of "collaborating" with Israel.

The Guardian says the claim supports accounts given to the newspaper recently.

Earlier this year, Amnesty International accused Israel and Hamas of endangering civilian lives in the conflict in Gaza, and claimed that "human shields" were being used - a practice prohibited under the Geneva Conventions.

Panorama was in Gaza just weeks ago to witness firsthand the aftermath of the recent conflict.

A look at how Panorama has reported the twists and turns of the Middle East crisis over the past six decades is a prime illustration of just how complex the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is.

In other news, back in October we reported on the issue of who's watching who in Britain's surveillance society.

On Tuesday, Stella Rimington, the former MI5 head, said the UK government is using fear of terrorism as an excuse to take away liberties and create a police state.

Isabella Sankey, director of policy at human rights group Liberty, said she was "enormously heartened" by the comments, while the Pickled Politics blog say it's stating the obvious.

On Wednesday, it was "arise Sir Terry" for best-selling author Terry Pratchett after he was knighted by the Queen for services to literature. Made famous by his Discworld novels, which have sold more than 55 million books worldwide, Sir Terry is also known as a campaigner for Alzheimer's sufferers, having himself been diagnosed with an early onset form of the disease.

Back in August, Panorama reported on how Sir Terry was forced to pay for his own Alzheimer's drugs after being denied them on the NHS.

Also hitting the headlines is the case of Mark and Nicky Webster, who had three of their children forcibly adopted and were told by the Appeal Court this week that they will never get them back.

It's something the blogger NHS Blog Doctor picked up on, when writing about the difficult job of being a social worker.

Panorama has been following the case for a while and the programme came in for some criticism from Beatrix Campbell of The Guardian and in particular reporter John Sweeney.

More gloom in the housing market, as the Council of Mortgage Lenders released January figures for the number of mortgages lent. The numbers were met with warnings that there would be no sign of a meaningful recovery in the coming months.

The Times covered the story but said that some estate agents report interest from cash buyers who do not need mortgages.

Panorama interviewed Judge Stephen Gold last year for his advice on how to save your home from repossession.