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THE BBC has compensated an Israeli family with £28,000 after filming inside their destroyed home without consent—just days following the attacks on October 7.
A written apology was also issued after an entire film crew, led by senior reporter Jeremy Bowen, entered the residence without prior permission.
A film crew led by senior reporter Jeremy Bowen filmed inside the home without permissionCredit: BBC
Crew members filmed personal photographs of the couple’s two young children just days after the horrifying terror attackCredit: Facebook
The broadcaster compensated the Horenstein family after a team entered their home.
Crew members recorded personal photographs of the couple’s two young children shortly after the attack.
At that time, many of the family’s friends and relatives were unaware of their status.
In an interview with Jewish News, Tzeela Horenstein explained that Hamas terrorists assaulted their village.
Ruthless operatives from the terror group then threw a grenade at her husband Simon.
The family survived only because their home's door twisted and jammed when the attackers attempted to blow it open with explosives, she revealed.
Mrs. Horenstein urged the organization to be held accountable for its “intrusive” actions.
She stated, “Not only did terrorists invade our home and attempt to kill us, but then the BBC crew entered again, this time with a camera as a weapon, without permission or consent.
“It felt like another invasion of our privacy. We believed that everything we still had control over had been stripped away from us.
“Even in times of war, there are boundaries, and when a media outlet crosses those lines, it must be held accountable.”
BBC News issued a written apology to the family and compensated them with £28,000 after legal proceedings were reportedly initiated.
A BBC spokesperson remarked, “While we typically do not comment on specific legal matters, we are pleased to have reached an agreement in this instance.”
Last year, the BBC was sanctioned after a controversial program about Gaza was found to have violated broadcasting regulations.
This occurred after it was revealed that its narrator was the son of a Hamas official.
An independent investigation into the documentary had previously been commissioned by the broadcaster.
The BBC spent £400,000 of license payers’ money to produce the documentary, which was criticized as a propaganda piece for Hamas.
It was disclosed that the primary narrator was 13-year-old Abdulla Eliyazour—the son of senior official Dr. Ayman Al-Yazouri.
Ofcom stated that failing to disclose the narrator's father's position was “materially misleading.”
On October 7, 2023, approximately 1,175 civilians, soldiers, and foreign nationals were brutally murdered in a horrific early-morning assault.
Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza, launching thousands of rockets, paragliding over the border, and bulldozing trucks across.
I visited the kibbutz where Hamas slaughtered families… what I witnessed made my blood run cold
By , Chief Foreign Reporter (Digital)
As I walked across endless charred rubble, gazing at more bullet holes than I could count, I felt nauseated.
For nearly seven decades, the kibbutz in southern Israel was a refuge for its 400 residents.
However, their paradise, located just a mile from the Gaza border, was devastated.
Dozens of terrorists invaded the village—killing indiscriminately and inflicting a wound that may never heal on one of the darkest days in Israel’s history.
Walking through this harrowing crime scene is not for the faint of heart.
Like many, I have seen countless photos and videos of the kibbutz—each more disturbing than the last.
But nothing could have prepared me for witnessing the area, which should be alive, now bearing the scars of unimaginable horror.
Aside from the occasional cry from a cat or the soft rustle of wind chimes, the silence in the kibbutz is deafening.
Once a close-knit community where children grew up and adults aged, every facet of life has been shattered.
Rows of modest, single-storey homes stand burnt out, serving as a grim reminder of Hamas’ ruthless actions.
An IDF report later revealed that 6,000 fighters from Gaza infiltrated Israel that day.
This included 3,800 from the elite Nukhba forces of the Hamas terror group.
Subsequent horrifying reports indicated that children were killed, women were assaulted, and around 250 individuals were kidnapped and taken back to Gaza.
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