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A damning report has now confirmed what many of us already knew: that the BBC’s reporting of Israel’s war on Gaza is far from impartial. The Centre for

<article data-history-node-id="425315" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gary-lineker-bbc-should-hang-its-head-shame-over-shelved-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gary-lineker-bbc-should-hang-its-head-shame-over-shelved-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gary Lineker: BBC 'should hang its head in shame’ over shelved Gaza documentary</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Veteran BBC presenter Gary Lineker said that the British broadcaster "should hang its head in shame" after watching&nbsp;<em>Gaza: Medics Under Fire,&nbsp;</em>a documentary originally commissioned, then dropped by the news corporation.&nbsp;</p> <p>Speaking after a screening of the film in London on Thursday, the&nbsp;BBC’s former&nbsp;<em>Match of the Day</em>&nbsp;presenter said it was&nbsp;"one of the most important films" he'd seen.</p> <p>"It really did need to be seen, I think everyone would agree with that," he added.</p> <p>The documentary&nbsp;tells the stories of Palestinian doctors and health workers working in Gaza under Israeli bombardment and lays out allegations that the Israeli army systematically targeted hospitals and medical staff in the besieged strip throughout its military campaign.</p> <p>The BBC announced that it had dropped the film in June after a months-long delay due to impartiality concerns.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/bbc-should-hang-its-head-shame-fury-over-bbc-decision-drop-gaza-documentary">Gary Lineker: BBC 'should hang its head in shame’ over shelved Gaza documentary</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A destroyed section of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City is pictured on 17 September 2024 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ed15bf2d-ef89-4276-acc8-1de59369e164" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_36GJ68C.jpeg" width="1400" height="933" alt="A destroyed section of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City is pictured on 17 September 2024 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A destroyed section of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City is pictured on 17 September 2024 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div> </div> </article>

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Gaza is on the brink of famine after a three-month blockade on supplies, the UN warns. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew looks at how the Palestinians got to this point