The teenage son of a Hamas leader who told the Gaza documentary of the BBC has warned the company that he finds it responsible if 'something happens' with him.
Abdullah Al-Yazouri, from Gaza, Palestine, has contributed to the recent controversial documentary Gaza: how to survive a war zone.
The film was taken out of Iplayer last month after the BBC acknowledged 'serious errors' in how it was produced.
Viewers were not told that Abdullah, the 14-year-old boy who told it, was the son of a senior Hamas minister.
Later it also turned out that around £ 790 was paid in a bank account of the sister of Abdullah.
Their father, Ayman al-Yazouri, is the deputy Minister of Agriculture in Gaza, run by Hamas.
The funds, which are equivalent to the one -month's salary in Gaza, were transferred by the production company Hoyo Films, which made the program. A complete audit of the money used to make the program has been demanded by the BBC.
In his first interview since the controversy, Abdullah said to the Middle East Eye: 'I did not agree with the risk that I was the target in whatever form before the documentary on BBC was broadcast. So everything happens to me, the BBC is responsible for it. '
The teenage son of a Hamas leader who told the Gaza documentary of the BBC has warned the company that he finds it responsible if 'something happens' with him
Abdullah al-Yazouri, the 14-year-old told the documentary, is the son of a senior Hamas leader
Abdullah said, “I was very impartial in this documentary.”
He claimed that “some anonymous people tried to hide the true suffering of Gaza's children” by attacking him online.
He said he and his family have been the target of “cyberbullying, intimidation and all kinds of things.”
About the documentary that is drawn, he said: 'I personally find it pretty disappointing, to be honest.
'I've been working for more than nine monthsn this documentary to simply be swept away and deleted.
'I found the decision to remove the documentary from the news. And no, I have not received an apology from BBC. It was very sad for me. That the thing I worked on was received with hatred. '
The teenager continued to tell the BBC that he is 'very disappointed' in their decision to take the documentary.
He said he hopes that the move will be reconsidered and that it will be put on screens again.
Abudullah, the son of a high Hamas officer, can be seen in the controversial documentary Gaza of the BBC: How to Survive A War Zone
'I thank everyone in the United Kingdom who had supported me, supported the documentary and had protested that the documentary was put back on BBC.
“I thank you all from the ground of my heart and continue with your efforts that hopefully the film can and will return to BBC.”
Metropolitan Police said: 'We are aware of a BBC documentary about Gaza and we have received a number of reports that have expressed concern.
“Officers of the Counter Terrorism -Command Van With currently assessing whether any police action is required with regard to this issue.”
Earlier it emerged that the BBC paid more than £ 400,000 in license fees to Hoyo to make the documentary.
While the broadcaster emphasized that the production company was independent, they accepted that “the processes and implementation of this program did not fall to our expectations.”
The funds paid to Abdullah, who are equivalent to a monthly salary in Gaza, were transferred by the production company Hoyo Films, which made the program for the BBC.
The broadcaster said: “Hoyo films told us that they have paid the boy's mother, through his sister's bank account, a limited sum of money for the story.”
The BBC published an apology about the now -chattered documentary.
A woman depicted outside the BBC headquarters with signs in protest against the documentary
Demonstrants gathered outside the BBC offices in London during a demonstration against the Gaza documentary of the broadcaster
They admitted that 'serious errors' were identified 'in the making' of the program.
A BBC spokesperson added: 'During the production process, the independent production company was asked a number of times by the BBC about possible connections that he and his family could have with Hamas.
'Since the transfer they have acknowledged that they knew that the boy's father was a deputy Minister of Agriculture in the Hamas government; They also acknowledged that they never told the BBC this fact.
'It was then the BBC's own failure that we did not discover that fact and the documentary was broadcast.
'Hoyo films have told us that they have paid the boy's mother, through his sister's bank account, a limited sum of money for the story.
“While Hoyo films have assured us that no payments have been made to members of Hamas or his affiliated companies, directly, in kind, or as a gift, the BBC is looking for extra security about the budget of the program and will perform a full audit of expenditure.”
A spokesperson for Hoyo films added: 'We work completely with the BBC and Peter Johnston to help understand where mistakes have been made.
“We believe that this remains an important story to tell, and that our contributors – who have no control in the war – should make their voice heard.”
MailOnline approached the BBC for comment.
