Overview

• The BBC has removed its documentary 'Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone' from its iPlayer service after revelations about the featured children's ties to Hamas leadership and police forces.
• Critics, including MPs and Israeli officials, accuse the BBC of failing to conduct due diligence and promoting propaganda through the film.
• The BBC apologized for not disclosing the familial connections of the documentary's subjects and is conducting a review with the production company responsible for the film.
• Executives from the BBC will face questioning by the Commons Culture, Media, and Sport Committee over the controversy and broader concerns about the broadcaster's impartiality in its Israel-Hamas conflict coverage.
• The controversy follows ongoing criticism of the BBC's refusal to label Hamas as terrorists and its handling of other sensitive reporting, including omissions and alleged bias in presenting events.