"The BBC has said it has reached a settlement with a Jewish family who survived Hamas's 7 October attacks in southern Israel after a news crew filmed inside their destroyed home. The reporting team, which included senior correspondent Jeremy Bowen, entered the Horenstein family's home in the days after the attacks in 2023. A BBC spokesperson said on Friday: While we do not generally comment on specific legal issues we are pleased to have reached an agreement in this case."
"Tzeela Horenstein told the Jewish News that not only had the militants tried to break into their home and murder them but then the BBC crew entered again, this time with a camera as a weapon, without permission or consent. This second intrusion had left the family feeling as if everything that was still under our control had been taken from us, she added."
The BBC reached a settlement with the Horenstein family after a news crew entered and filmed inside the family's destroyed home following Hamas's 7 October attacks. The Horensteins survived when a door militants tried to force open twisted and jammed. The family said a subsequent BBC filming felt like a further violation, leaving the family feeling that control had been taken from them. The BBC agreed to pay the family 28,000. Separately, the BBC faces a $10bn defamation lawsuit by Donald Trump and has faced regulatory rebukes and leadership fallout over editorial decisions.
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