The review also found three members of the independent production company knew of the father's position, but no-one within the BBC knew this at the time.

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, told the Vatican News website that the Holy Family Church was hit by a tank shell.

Leaders from the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Church visited Gaza’s only Catholic church on Friday, where a day earlier three people were killed in an Israeli strike.

"We are not a target. They say it was an error. Even if everybody here believes it wasn't," the cardinal said.