Mehdi Hasan’s Zeteo Picks Up Gaza Doctor Documentary The BBC Refused To Air
- In June 2025, BBC reporting focused heavily on alleged Palestinian casualties near Gaza aid sites, relying on unverified reports in 26 items on the Middle East page.
- In June, the BBC published no stand-alone reports on IDF operations in Gaza, instead prioritizing unverified aid-site stories, reflecting an editorial focus on humanitarian narratives.
- Red Cross reports at least 21 killed and dozens wounded near Gaza aid sites, while Gaza health authorities cite 27 deaths, with IDF labeling roads as 'combat zones' in June.
- Over 600 film industry figures, including Sarandon and Leigh, criticized the BBC for silencing Palestinian voices in its Gaza coverage.
- Following the BBC's decision, Zeteo releases the Gaza Doctors Under Attack documentary globally today, with Channel 4 broadcasting it in the UK on July 2.
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Doctors Recall Torture They Endured From Israeli Military in New Documentary the BBC ‘Refused to Air’: ‘They Hung Me Up’
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, Zeteo Several Palestinian doctors and healthcare workers recalled on-camera the torture they endured at the hands of Israeli military personnel in a new documentary the BBC “refused to air.” While Gaza: Doctors Under Attack was originally commissioned for the BBC, it never aired, despite an open letter demanding its release being signed by more than 600 industry professionals, as well as actress Susan Sarandon. On Wed…
How a BBC documentary on doctors in Gaza spiralled into a bitter impartiality row
The documentary, being broadcast on Wednesday night, came close to not being seen at all on British TV after months of delayed dates, acrimonious negotiations and concerns over partiality, writes Rachel Clun

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack: documentary dropped by BBC to finally be broadcast on Channel 4
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack is set to be broadcast on Channel 4 📺
What was the focus of BBC reporting on the Gaza Strip in June 2025?
In early June we documented the BBC’s extensive reporting of a story that had not actually happened: BBC PROMOTION OF THE RAFAH INCIDENT THAT WASN’T Apparently, that episode did not prompt the BBC to exercise more caution concerning its uncritical repetition of claims made by representatives of a health ministry, hospitals and a civil defence unit controlled by the terrorist organisation which started the current war. Instead, the BBC continued …
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