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The BBC has been forced to apologise after it said pro-Palestine protesters across the UK were supporters of Hamas.
In a broadcast on the BBC News channel on Monday, a presenter spoke of how there had been "several demonstrations across Britain during which people voiced their backing for Hamas".
BBC News later issued an apology on air and on X, formerly known as Twitter.
There, Maryam Moshiri, chief presenter at BBC News, posted: "Earlier we reported on some of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the weekend.
We spoke about 'several demonstrations across Britain during which people voiced their backing for Hamas'.
"We accept this was poorly phrased and was a misleading description of the demonstrations."
The BBC apologised after it said pro-Palestinian demonstrators were 'backing Hamas'. (Getty Images)
One social media user responded: "I’ve made a formal complaint to BBC News for this misrepresentation and propaganda and I’d suggest others to do likewise.
"The suggestion that those that support an end to the siege of Gaza are pro-Hamas is way beyond acceptable."
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The BBC has been forced to apologise after it said pro-Palestine protesters across the UK were supporters of Hamas.
In a broadcast on the BBC News channel on Monday, a presenter spoke of how there had been "several demonstrations across Britain during which people voiced their backing for Hamas".
BBC News later issued an apology on air and on X, formerly known as Twitter.
There, Maryam Moshiri, chief presenter at BBC News, posted: "Earlier we reported on some of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the weekend.
We spoke about 'several demonstrations across Britain during which people voiced their backing for Hamas'.
"We accept this was poorly phrased and was a misleading description of the demonstrations."
The BBC apologised after it said pro-Palestinian demonstrators were 'backing Hamas'. (Getty Images)
One social media user responded: "I’ve made a formal complaint to BBC News for this misrepresentation and propaganda and I’d suggest others to do likewise.
"The suggestion that those that support an end to the siege of Gaza are pro-Hamas is way beyond acceptable."