Without warning on Saturday, Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers attacked Israel by air, land and sea. Millions of Israelis in the country’s south awoke to the searing sound of incoming rockets and the inevitable thud of impact.

The interview with Diana, Princess of Wales on Panorama is once again making headlines, 25 years after it first sent shockwaves through the monarchy.

Many countries, especially in the democratic West, champion freedom of expression and allow publications that lampoon Islam’s prophet.