A journalist who called for Jews to be 'burned as Hitler did' on social media has been used by the BBC again as an expert commentator on the Gaza conflict.

Samer Elzaenen, 33, who has regularly featured on the broadcaster's Arabic channel, was quoted accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon against Palestinians.

According to The Telegraph, the BBC has admitted that Mr Elzaenen should not have featured in the story.

It comes following reports in April that Mr Elzaenen had condemned Jews and even called for them to be killed in posts on social media.

Mr Elzaenen, who is not a BBC journalist, wrote in a Facebook post in July 2022: 'When things go awry for us, shoot the Jews, it fixes everything.'