Held at gunpoint: BBC team detained by Israeli forces in southern Syria

IDF detains BBC journalists in southern Syrian buffer zone

Feras Kilani, a BBC Arabic journalist, claimed that he and his team were detained, strip-searched and interrogated by the IDF.

BBC journalists held at gunpoint and strip-searched by Israeli military, says broadcaster

The BBC says its team of journalists and crew were "tied up, blindfolded, strip searched, interrogated and threatened."

BBC journalists detained at gunpoint in southern Syria

LONDON: Israeli Defense Forces detained, blindfolded, tied up and strip-searched at gunpoint seven members of a BBC Arabic crew as they approached the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a BBC journalist said on Thursday. Feras Kilani, a British special correspondent for BBC Arabic, said he was among the team detained for seven hours at a checkpoint near the barrier of Quneitra

BBC issues statement after staff 'held at gunpoint and strip searched' by IDF

THE BBC has issued a statement after a correspondent and staff members were 'held at gunpoint, blindfolded and strip searched' by the IDF

BBC crew blindfolded and held at gunpoint by Israeli forces in southern Syria

The seven member team, including British correspondent Feras Kilani were told that Israeli personnel had asked questions about their identity before the incident.

BBC Condemns Israel After IDF Soldiers Strip-Searched & Detained Journalists At Gunpoint

The BBC has revealed that three of its journalists were detained at gunpoint by the Israel Defense Forces while they were reporting in southern Syria. The BBC said the incident, which took place on May 9, was “wholly unacceptable” and it has made a complaint to Israeli authorities. The UK national broadcaster said it is […]