A BBC documentary about the Gaza war\u2019s effect on children breached editorial guidelines \u2014 and is being probed by Britain\u2019s media watchdog \u2014 for not disclosing that its teen narrator was the son of a Hamas official.<\/p>\n
\u201cGaza: How to Survive a Warzone<\/a>\u201d breached editorial guidelines on accuracy when it aired in February because narrator Abdullah, 13, is the son of Hyman Alyazouri, deputy minister of agriculture under the terror group, a BBC internal review determined Monday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cGaza: How to Survive a Warzone\u201d breached editorial guidelines on accuracy when it aired in February, a BBC review determined. BBC<\/p>\n \u201cThe review found that the independent production company, Hoyo Films, bears most of the responsibility for the failure,\u201d the broadcaster said Monday, while admitting it also \u201cbore some responsibility\u201d and should have had more oversight.\u00a0<\/p>\n Three Hoyo Films employees knew of Alyazouri\u2019s ties to Hamas, but did not alert the broadcaster before the film aired, according to the BBC review.<\/p>\n The film company was asked in writing \u201ca number of times\u201d about any potential ties Abdullah and his family had to the terrorists, a BBC spokesperson told The Post in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n The film company was asked in writing \u201ca number of times\u201d about any potential ties Abdullah and his family had to the terrorists. AP<\/p>\n Hoyo only made the revelation after the documentary was released, the rep said, adding that the production company allegedly paid the boy\u2019s mother a \u201climited sum of money.\u201d <\/p>\n However, the BBC said its review found no proof \u201cto support the suggestion that the narrator\u2019s father or family influenced the content of the program in any way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Hoyo only made the revelation after the documentary was released, the rep said. BBC<\/p>\n After the BBC released its findings, Britain\u2019s Office of Communications, or Ofcom, announced it would conduct its <\/a>own review \u201cunder our rule which states the factual programs must not mislead the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n The investigation comes just two weeks after the BBC aired an antisemitic livestream from punk-rap band Bob Vylan\u2019s performance at the Glastonbury Festival on June 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n BBC said its review found no proof \u201cto support the suggestion that the narrator\u2019s father or family influenced the content of the program in any way.\u201d\u00a0 BBC<\/p>\n The company, which streams the annual event, later admitted that it should have cut the feed<\/a> after the London-based duo spewed hateful rhetoric and urged the massive crowd to chant \u201cDeath to the IDF,\u201d in reference to the Israel Defense Forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n