Overview

• An internal review by Peter Johnston confirmed the documentary breached BBC accuracy guidelines by omitting that narrator Abdullah al-Yazouri is the son of a Hamas deputy minister.
• Investigators found three Hoyo Films staff knew of the boy’s family ties while no BBC staff were aware before the film aired.
• Director-General Tim Davie apologised for the “significant failing” and announced immediate accountability measures and strengthened editorial checks.
• Ofcom has launched a formal probe into whether the programme materially misled audiences under its factual broadcasting rules.
• Hoyo Films has issued its own apology and is collaborating with the BBC on potential re-edits and the documentary’s reinstatement to iPlayer.