The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is admitting a documentary on Gaza it aired was narrated by the son of a senior leader in the Hamas terrorist group, which perpetrated the barbaric October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel. Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone is narrated by Abdullah al-Yazouri, the son of Hamas’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Ayman al-Yazouri. It cost the BBC over £400,000 (~$503,000) to develop and was produced by Hoyo Films.
“BBC News has conducted an initial review on the programme ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’. Today the BBC Board was updated on that work. It has identified serious flaws in the making of this programme,” the public broadcaster said in a statement. “Some of these were made by the production company, and some by the BBC; all of them are unacceptable. BBC News takes full responsibility for these and the impact that these have had on the Corporation’s reputation. We apologise for this.”
According to the BBC, Abdullah al-Yazouri was paid a modest sum by Hoyo Films for his narration, though they insist that neither Hamas nor any other terrorist group profited from the production. Additionally, the BBC has pledged to “undertake a full audit of expenditure” for the film.
Shortly after the deadly October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks, the BBC was forced to remove six of its reporters over their pro-Hamas social media posts. BBC News Arabic reporters, including those reporting out of Egypt and Lebanon, appeared to back the Hamas terrorist group or criticize the Jewish state in posts they either tweeted or liked. One reporter liked a message that appeared to describe Hamas terrorists as “freedom fighters.”
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