BBC Resists Pressure to Call Hamas a Terrorist Group

The public broadcaster insists audiences should make their own judgment while critics said rejection of the word indicates the loss of moral compass.

The BBC's headquarters in London, in an undated photo. Ian West/PA

The BBC has refused to give in to pressure after it came under criticism for not calling Hamas a terrorist group.

The public broadcaster called Hamas members militants in its reports on the Israel-Hamas War that broke out during the weekend after the latter launched unprovoked missile attacks from the Gaza Stripe and seized Israeli towns.