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BBC defends Arabic channel after criticism of Gaza war coverage

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BBC Arabic has been accused of whitewashing Hamas by describing suicide attacks as military operations’ Last week , the broadcaster was accused of misleading viewers by portraying slain terrorists as civilians.

And in the immediate aftermath of Oct 7, some of the service’s staff appeared to show support for Hamas on social media.

Director-general Tim Davie made the case for Government funding the World Service .

Mr Davie said: I have to ensure, in rapid inflation within pockets of what I’m delivering, that we can sustain delivering 30-plus dramas a year' He added: “If you are someone in Perth or Plymouth and you’ve paid your licence fee, you get less direct value from those language services, particularly.”.