Hundreds of BBC employees accused the news network of siding with Tel Aviv in the Gaza war.

According to RCO News Agency, hundreds of members of the BBC news network, including 101 employees who asked to remain anonymous, wrote a letter to Tim Davey, the director general of this news network, asking him to uphold the principles of impartiality, accuracy and justice in publishing news. related to the Gaza war and refuse to publish news only for the benefit of the Zionist regime.

According to Anatolia News Agency, in this letter, this news network is also criticized for failing to comply with editorial standards, including the lack of transparency and accurate evidence-based reporting in the coverage of news related to Gaza.

In their letter, the staff also urged the BBC to report without “fear or bias” and adhere to the highest editorial standards, including accuracy, transparency, fairness and impartiality.

In their letter to the director-general of the BBC, these employees also wrote: “The consequences of inadequate and inaccurate news coverage are very significant.” “Any television report, editorial, or radio interview that fails to accurately challenge Israel’s claims is systematically detrimental to the Palestinians.”

The BBC has denied the claims and insists that it “strives to live up to its responsibility to provide the most reliable and impartial news.”

In the meantime, one of the spokespersons of this news network said: “When we make a mistake or make changes in our reporting, we act transparently. We are very clear with our audience about the limitations of news coverage, including the inability to access Gaza and limited access to parts of Lebanon. We are trying to send reports from these areas.”

The BBC is among other news media in the UK that has been heavily criticized for its coverage of the Gaza war in the past year.

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