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Israeli election race deadlocked, Liberman says Palestinian elections could repeat Hamas victory

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Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026
The BBC logo outside the BBC Broadcasting House. November 15, 2025.

BBC reviewing inclusion of 53 terrorists on list of journalists killed in Gaza during war - report

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose with the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

Hamas harvests civilian casualties. The media should never be complicit - opinion

Pro-Palestinian activists attend a protest against Israel's new death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks, in London, Britain, March 31, 2026.

Britain’s long history of adversarial policies toward Iran and Israel - opinion


When football and politics collide: The final whistle for Gary Lineker - opinion

Gary Lineker's political commentary as host of the BBC’s Match of the Day tarnished his sports legacy.

 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer laughs with Gary Lineker during a reception ahead of St. George’s Day at 10 Downing Street last month. Lineker’s hostility toward Israel became pronounced, unrelenting, and, most recently, unacceptable, the writer asserts.

Alan Yentob, British Jewish broadcaster and former BBC controller, dies at 78

The BBC director-general remembered him as a "towering figure in British broadcasting and the arts."

 Alan Yentob, from London, Broadcaster and Television Executive poses after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2024.

UN retracts aid chief's claim that 14,000 Gazan babies will die in 48 hours without aid

The UN later cited a report that said there could be 14,100 cases of malnutrition in children in Gaza between April 2025 and March 2026, a timeframe of one year not two days.

 Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..

Former PM Ehud Olmert says Israel is close to committing war crime in Gaza

"We are fighting Hamas murderers, we are not fighting innocent civilians, and this must be clear," said Olmert.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.

Gary Lineker to leave BBC after sharing antisemitic content to social media - report

Last week, Lineker received backlash after he reposted a pro-Palestinian video on social media that criticized Zionism and included a rat emoji, and later apologized for the post. 

 Soccer Football - FA Cup Final - Manchester City v Manchester United - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - June 3, 2023 BBC presenter Gary Lineker after the match Action Images

BBC's Gary Lineker shares Nazi propaganda rat emoji when discussing Zionists - Telegraph

Lineker pleaded ignorance over the Instagram post, prompting "furious new calls for the BBC to sack him," due to the antisemitic connotations, The Telegraph reported.

 Gary Lineker's now-deleted Instagram post comparing Zionists to rats, May 2025.

Art expert from BBC TV show pleads guilty to dealing with suspected Hezbollah financier

Ojiri sold £140,000 ($186,000) worth of artwork to Nazem Ahmad, a diamond smuggler and art collector, who was sanctioned by the US in 2019 and is accused of financing Hezbollah.

 The BBC's "Bargain Hunters" show.

Hamas likely to release Israeli-American hostage within 48 hours, IDF strikes Yemen ports

IDF announces movement of troops • US-Iran nuclear talks conclude in Oman • Trump en route to Mideast

The family of hostage Edan Alexander outside the home of Ron Dermer in Jerusalem on Sunder, April 13, 2025.

BBC puts Gaza documentary on hold amid Hamas link scandal - report

A documentary about healthcare workers in Gaza amid the warzone has been put on an indefinite delay due to a Hamas-linked documentary that is now under review.

 Palestinians seen in the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025

BBC to investigate Arabic arm after reporters’ antisemitism, Hamas support exposed 

Dr Samer Shah, chairman of the BBC, said on Saturday that the corporation would also examine its handling of reporting on the Israel-Hamas War.

Protest outside the BBC, Tuesday 25th February 2025.