The American Fox News website said that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced a change in its editorial policy after violent reactions, and will henceforth describe the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) as a "terrorist organization."

The website said - in a report - that the BBC initially refused to use the term “banned terrorist organization” to describe Hamas in its coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, as after the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation it used the phrases “freedom fighters” or “ "Armed men" or "militants", not "terrorists".

The report added that as the situation developed into a war, viewers became increasingly frustrated with the BBC's refusal to use the term "terrorists," especially after reports of "brutal" practices against civilians for which they said Hamas was responsible.

Fox News stated that although the BBC originally defended its decision, the Board of Deputies of British Jews wrote - in a press release last Friday - that the director-general of the corporation, Tim Davie, has since agreed to the change.

The Commission confirmed - in a press statement - that it is committed to continuing the dialogue, and that it will no longer use the term Hamas fighters and, instead, will describe the movement as a “terrorist organization banned by the British government” and others, or simply in the name of Hamas.

Davy is also scheduled to meet with members of the British Parliament on Wednesday regarding the authority’s coverage of the war between Israel and Gaza.