Over 100 staff accuse BBC of bias in coverage of Israel’s war in Gaza

Police officers outside the BBC's Broadcasting House near where a march for a protest in solidarity with Palestinians took place in London, Britain [File: Susannah Ireland/Reuters]

The BBC has been accused by more than 100 of its staff of giving Israel favourable coverage in its reporting of the war on Gaza and criticised for its lack of “accurate evidence-based journalism”.

A letter sent to the broadcaster’s director general, Tim Davie, and CEO Deborah Turness on Friday said: “Basic journalistic tenets have been lacking when it comes to holding Israel to account for its actions.”