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A British Parliament member says she is planning on meeting with the BBC on the backlash
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BCC) was forced to apologize and issue a clarification after unintentionally profiling a Hamas member’s son in a Gaza documentary.
On Monday, the network premiered the film "Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone," which followed four young people with ages ranging from 10-24 living in Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. One of the subjects included 13-year-old Abdullah, who also narrates the film.
On Friday, the BBC announced the documentary would not be available on its iPlayer during an investigation.
The film soon faced backlash after investigative journalist David Collier revealed that Abdullah was, in fact, the son of Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture.
"We have said that @bbcnews has become a propaganda tool of Hamas. Well here is the proof. Sit down and hold on to something," he wrote in an X thread on Tuesday.
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BBC apologizes after featuring Hamas minister's son in Gaza documentary
BBC issued a clarification to a documentary on Wednesday after viewers discovered it prominently featured the son of Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture.
