Whatever the exact breakdown, these two factors are increasingly hard to separate.

ECONOMIST: History: As you were | The

PA's disintegration and the breakdown of Gaza's social fabric are making it hard for any authority to impose order.

ECONOMIST: Gaza

Recently we have not been dominating the ruck area and the breakdown and I know the boys are going to be working hard on it this week - it is a real focus for us.

BBC: Andy Gomarsall column