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A documentary about Israel’s systematic targeting of doctors in the Gaza Strip won the “Best Current Affairs Program” award at the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
The British Academy announced the win during the awards ceremony held in London on Sunday evening, recognizing “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack” as one of the outstanding television programs broadcast in 2025, alongside other British drama and documentary productions.
The film was originally produced for the BBC, but the corporation decided to cancel its broadcast in June 2025, citing a lack of impartiality and bias. Channel 4 later picked it up.
Basement Films, the production company, stated previously that the film had received at least six official broadcast dates and underwent a thorough review process before the BBC ultimately decided against airing it.
The founder of the production company, Ben de Beer, accused the BBC of obstructing journalistic work and attempting to silence dissenting voices, according to the same statement.
During her acceptance speech for the “Best Current Affairs Program” award at the BAFTA Awards, the documentary’s presenter, Ramita Navai, said: “The BBC paid for the production of this film and then refused to air it, but we refused to be silenced and censored.”
For his part, the film’s executive producer, Ben de Beer, criticized the BBC’s decision, saying: “Since you’ve dropped the film, will you also drop us from the BAFTA Awards?”
The documentary “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack” addresses what it describes as the systematic targeting of healthcare facilities and medical personnel by the Israeli army during the war on the Gaza Strip, which began on October 8, 2013.
The film also includes testimonies and footage documenting the targeting, arrest, and torture of doctors and healthcare workers, in violation of the protections afforded to medical personnel under international law during armed conflicts.
According to reports issued by UN and international human rights organizations, medical personnel in the Gaza Strip have been directly targeted since the start of the war, whether through killing, injury, or arrest.
Ismail al-Thawabta, Director General of the Government Media Office in Gaza, had previously stated that the number of medical personnel killed since October 7, 2023, had reached approximately 1,581.
Al-Thawabta added that 362 medical personnel had been arrested by Israel since the beginning of the war, including 88 doctors. Palestine Information Center
