Overview

• The June 25 memo leaked on July 30 directs journalists to assert that the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution “doesn’t work” and to portray Israel as Gaza’s “occupying power.”
• It instructs staff to deem the volume of aid entering Gaza “irrelevant” while omitting mention of Hamas hijacking or obstructing convoys.
• The directive asserts contested legal-political labels as fact in breach of BBC editorial guidelines that require contextual attribution.
• The BBC has declined to comment on the leaked memo even as Ofcom and other watchdogs launch inquiries into potential impartiality violations.
• The leak intensifies scrutiny of the BBC’s Israel–Hamas coverage following a series of internal reviews and regulatory investigations over alleged bias.