Alf's post is a super summary.
The AAIB report does not criticise the MON crew, nor does it suggest GIB is inherently dangerous. Nor does the report suggest in any shape or form the operating crew were over the highest point of the land mass during the GA.
It does however make clear recommendations about the use of visual aids available at the field - which I am sure are eminently sensible, and comments on the operational procedure of MON having designated commanders handle aircraft on those sectors.
Nothing to get excited about, really - but an interesting discourse over procedure at one of the world's more interesting fields...
Am I correct in assuming, the UK RAF provide ATC cover at GIB ?
Lastly, you can see why the press would get excited about it...it is easy to manipulate the findings of the AAIB as "Big jet scrapes apes noses as pilot misses runway"....and something I hope all of us here on pprune and in the professional aviation community will go out of our collective ways to discourage and stop...