06-03-2025
Narrator of BBC's 'Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone' feels threatened
Published March 6th, 2025 - 10:51 GMT
ALBAWABA - Abdullah al-Yazuri, the 13-year-old narrator behind BBC's deleted documentary 'Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone,' recently expressed concern for his life in an exclusive clip with the Middle East Eye.
According to the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), Abdullah is the son of Dr. Ayman Alyazouri, Gaza's deputy agriculture minister.
The long-awaited documentary was pulled out after the BBC discovered that Abdullah, is the son of a Hamas leader due to an objection from the Israeli lobby. The 13-year-old boy said during the interview, "If anything happens to me, the BBC is responsible," and then expressed his disappointment as he had worked on it for nine months.
Exclusive: "If anything happens to me, the BBC is responsible."Abdullah al-Yazuri, the 13-year-old narrator of Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone, speaks to MEE after the BBC pulled the documentary.
"I worked for nine months, and it was all wiped." — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 5, 2025
He stated further that neither his father nor mother influenced his lines during the documentary, but instead worked hand in hand with the documentary's producer. Abdullah added that he was threatened by anonymous individuals on social media by getting cyberbullied, harassed, stalked, and more.
Abdullah also explained how these incidents affected his mental health and family.
The "Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone" documentary was filmed largely through the eyes of three children in Gaza with the main narrator named Abdullah Alyazouri. 13-year-old.
"Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone" documentary. (Photo:
The hour-long documentary was produced by two directors, based in London, UK who worked remotely with two local cameramen. The documentary took more than nine months to be ready and was deleted after an objection from the Israeli lobby.
In response to the BBC's decision to remove the documentary, several social media users uploaded the whole film on social media:
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