The culture minister said she would raise concerns to the BBC boss about the Gaza documentary, which was told by the son of Hamas officials.

Broadcasting firms are criticized for Gaza: How to survive in a war zone, centered on a 13-year-old boy, the son of Hamas' deputy minister of agriculture.

Lisa Nandy said she will discuss the matter with the BBC Director-General and Chairman “especially in the way they procure people in the program.”

The BBC said the film's production company did not inform the family of contact in advance and apologized for "the details were missed."

The BBC added a message to the start of the program on its iPlayer streaming service, clearing home links and saying the production team has "full editing controls."

Including actress Tracy-Ann Oberman, strike producer Neil Blair, former BBC controller Danny Cohen ) and producer Leo Pearlman have written to the BBC to investigate.

They said: "Given the severity of these issues, the BBC should immediately postpone any broadcast duplication of the program, remove it from iPlayer, and delete any social media clips of the program until an independent investigation is conducted and carried out with it Independent investigations and complete transparency with licensing fee payers,” they wrote.

They raised concerns about "the editorial standards of the program and the BBC's compliance with OFCOM broadcasting regulations, its own editorial guide and UK law" and asked the company to explain what was going on.

“If the BBC realized that Abdullah Al Yazuri was the son of a terrorist leader, why didn’t this be revealed to the audience during the program?” they asked.

“If the BBC didn’t know that Abdullah al-Yazouri was the son of the terrorist leader, what diligent checks were conducted and why did they fail?”

The BBC kept the program on iPlayer, and the new message at the beginning reads: "The narrator of the film is 13-year-old Abdullah.

“The production team has complete editing control with Abdullah.”

"Since our documentary spread in Gaza, the BBC has become aware of the family connections of the film's narrator, a child named Abdullah," said in a statement. .

“We have promised our audience the highest standards of transparency, so it is correct that we have added more details to the movie before the movie re-disseminates. We apologize for the omission of the original details in the movie. ”

It added: “We followed all the usual compliance procedures when we made this movie, but when we followed, the independent producers didn’t inform us of the information and then played the finished film.

“This film remains a strong vision of the devastating consequences of the Gaza war, which we think is a valuable testament to their experience and that we must meet our commitment to transparency.”

Nandy said the matter was "a conversation I would definitely have with the BBC".

She spoke to LBC on Thursday: “I looked at it last night. This is something I will discuss with them, especially in the way they purchase people in the program.

“These things are difficult, and I do want to admit that, as far as the BBC is concerned, they have more than most broadcasters in terms of the way they try to portray these things. VE is under attack for counter-espionage.

The documentary, which aired on Monday on BBC II, was produced by Hoyo Films, has yet to comment.