SIR - I would refer Mr Appleyard (Does Labour get fair treatment from media? T&A letters, August 31) to my letter in the T&A of 30 May so I won’t repeat, which would be tedious. It is all there, notwithstanding the subsequent replies.

Gaza children are taught to kill Israelis (instead of being able to enjoy normal childhood activities) and when child or adult Gazans approach the vulnerable border Israel has the right to repel. If warnings are ignored strong methods have to be used.

Killing anyone is not in the normal vocabulary of Israelis. Unfortunately the Middle East is not living in normal times.

Rudi Leavor, BEM, 76 Heaton Park Drive, Bradford