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BBC Gaza Film Narrated By Child Of Hamas Minister A Matter Of “Deep Concern” For UK Government


UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has told the BBC she has "deep concern" about documentary 'Gaza: How To Survive a Warzone.'

'Gaza: How To Survive a Warzone'BBC UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has told the BBC she has “deep concern” about the broadcaster airing a documentary narrated by the child of a Hamas minister. Two sources told Deadline that it is likely that How To Survive a Warzone’s producer/directors Yousef Hammash and Jamie Roberts were aware of Al-Yazouri’s Hamas connections. One person familiar with the How To Survive a Warzone production process was skeptical that HOYO had not mentioned the Hamas links to BBC commissioning editors Gian Quaglieni and Sarah Waldron.

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