The BBC has admitted a serious editorial lapse after an internal review found that its February documentary “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone” breached the corporation’s accuracy guidelines by failing to disclose that its 13-year-old narrator, Abdullah al-Yazuri, is the son of a former deputy agriculture minister in the Hamas-run Gaza administration. The investigation, led by Peter Johnston, director of editorial complaints and reviews, analysed about 5,000 production documents and 150 hours of material. It concluded that viewers should have been told of the narrator’s family connection, calling the omission “critical information”. While guideline 3.3.17 on accuracy was violated, the review found no breach of impartiality rules and no evidence of outside influence on editorial content. Responsibility for the failure rests mainly with independent producer Hoyo Films, whose three staff members knew of the father’s position but did not inform the BBC. The film was removed from the iPlayer platform within days of its broadcast and will remain offline while the corporation considers re-editing options. Director-General Tim Davie apologised for the lapse, pledging stronger editorial checks, new oversight roles for long-form current-affairs output and potential disciplinary measures. Shortly after the report’s release, media regulator Ofcom opened its own investigation to determine whether the programme materially misled viewers.