Major Publication Says It’s Really Sorry For Featuring Terrorist’s Son In Documentary, Swears It Was Accident

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) issued an apology on Wednesday for featuring the son of a Hamas official in its Gaza documentary, “Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone.”

Hamas’ deputy minister of agriculture’s 13-year-old son Abdullah was the focus of the documentary, which he narrated, according to the outlet. The BBC asserted the production company Hoyo Films did not disclose the family link, with the outlet only learning about it after the documentary’s release.

“We’ve promised our audiences the highest standards of transparency, so it is only right that as a result of this new information, we add some more detail to the film before its retransmission,” the BBC stated. “We apologise for the omission of that detail from the original film.”

“We followed all of our usual compliance procedures in the making of this film, but we had not been informed of this information by the independent producers when we complied and then broadcast the finished film,” the outlet added.

Despite the apology, the BBC maintained that the documentary’s value remains intact.

“The film remains a powerful child’s eye view of the devastating consequences of the war in Gaza which we believe is an invaluable testament to their experiences, and we must meet our commitment to transparency,” it stated.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM OCTOBER 16: A view of the BBC iplayer logo on a screen on October 16, 2024, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)