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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
George Lithgow

BBC pays £28k compensation to October 7 survivors after filming in home

A member of Israeli forces stands next to a security wall with Hebrew writing reading ‘Path to Peace’ at the Kibbutz Netiv HaAsara, near the border with Gaza Strip, in November 2023 - (AP)

The BBC has paid £28,000 in compensation to an Israeli family after a film crew entered their destroyed home without permission following the October 7 attack.

The Horenstein family, from the small village of Netiv HaAsara, received the payment after a BBC team, reportedly led by senior correspondent Jeremy Bowen, filmed inside their property.

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