41 h. ago BBC director general Tim Davie doesn’t rule out reairing controversial Gaza documentary

The BBC previously said it had ‘no plans to broadcast the programme again in its current form or return it to iPlayer’

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45 h. ago BBC boss Tim Davie addresses possible return of controversial Gaza documentary to iPlayer after programme was pulled from site over its links to Hamas official

BBC director general Tim Davie said he is 'not ruling anything out' when asked if a documentary on Gaza which featured the son of a Hamas official could return to iPlayer.

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48 h. ago BBC boss ‘not ruling out’ controversial Gaza documentary returning to iPlayer

The corporation removed the documentary from the BBC’s on demand service after it emerged that the child narrator is the son of a Hamas official.

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61 h. ago Channel 4 News featured son of Hamas official used in BBC Gaza documentary

Footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri, whose father is deputy agriculture minister, included in Gaza reportsChannel 4 News featured the son of a Hamas official in its Gaza coverage, the same teenager who narrated a controversial BBC documentary on the conflict, it has emerged. The news programme used footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri without initially disclosing he was the son of Ayman al-yazouri, the deputy agriculture minister in Gaza’s Hamas-run government. Channel 4 News reported on one occasion that Abdullah was selling chocolate on the streets of Rafah to “help support his family”, according to The Telegraph. Abdullah narrated the BBC’s documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone which was pulled from the iPlayer after details of his family background emerged, with the corporation’s board last week apologising for “significant and damaging” mistakes.In a statement on Monday, Channel 4 News said no payments were made to Abdullah or his family and the boy did not feature in Channel 4 News’...

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3 d. ago BBC's most senior news executive 'watched controversial Gaza documentary WEEKS ago and failed to question it'

Deborah Turness, Chief Executive of BBC News and Current Affairs, watched Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone at a private screening almost three weeks before it was aired.

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5 d. ago PAUL BRACCHI: Did the BBC know a Hamas chief's son was starring in its documentary? If not, why not?

The controversial BBC documentary Gaza : How To Survive A Warzone begins with a young boy speaking to the camera inside the bombed out shell of a building.

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5 d. ago BBC could face terror probe after admitting family of senior Hamas official was paid for making controversial Gaza documentary

Counter Terrorism police are 'assessing' whether 'police action' is required, after the BBC admitted to paying a family with ties to Hamas when making a controversial documentary about Gaza.

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9 d. ago Revealed: BBC 'poured £400,000 into controversial Gaza documentary' which featured Hamas leader's son

The row over the BBC'S Gaza documentary deepened on Monday after it emerged the corporation spent £400,000 on the controversial film.

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9 d. ago Revealed: BBC 'poured £400,000 into controversial Gaza documentary' which featured Hamas leader's son

The row over the BBC'S Gaza documentary deepened on Monday after it emerged the corporation spent £400,000 on the controversial film.

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