BBC sorry for 'serious flaws' over Gaza film

THE BBC has apologised for “serious flaws” in the making of a Gaza documentary and said it has no plans to broadcast it again in its current form or return it to iPlayer.

- By Giles Sheldrick Chief Reporter

It accepted ultimate responsibility for failures in the making of documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone which was on BBC Two.

The corporation was hit by fierce criticism after it emerged it was narrated by Abdullah, 13, who described life in the enclave during the conflict.

He is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. It prompted the Campaign Against Antisemitism to stage a demo outside Broadcasting House in London, claiming the BBC was “whitewashing terrorism”.