The British broadcaster engaged in a "serious breach" of media regulations by omitting to mention that the presenter of a programme about Gaza was the offspring of a Hamas representative, as determined by regulatory body Ofcom.
An inquiry by Ofcom into the documentary titled Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone has determined that the film was "substantially inaccurate".
The chief executive of the broadcaster had previously apologised, noting there had been "a significant failing in relation to accuracy".
Ofcom has directed the broadcaster to broadcast a prime-time declaration about its decisions.
"As this represents a major infringement of our code, we are ordering the broadcaster to broadcast a message of our conclusions against it on BBC Two at 9pm, with a schedule to be confirmed," the regulator stated.
'Possibility to Erode Confidence'
The watchdog's statement stated: "Our probe concluded that the film's omission to reveal that the presenter's male guardian occupied a role in the Hamas-administered authority was materially misleading.
"It meant that the public did not have critical information which may have been extremely pertinent to their judgment of the narrator and the information he presented.
"Confidence is at the heart of the bond between a media organization and its public, especially for a state-funded media outlet such as the British Broadcasting Corporation.
"This oversight had the possibility to damage the exceptionally strong levels of confidence that audiences would have placed in a documentary produced by the BBC about the Gaza conflict."
The documentary was removed from the online platform in the month of February after the boy's family links emerged, and in the month of July an corporation's own inquiry determined it breached the organization's journalistic standards on accuracy.
A representative for the broadcaster said: "The regulator's decision is in line with the conclusions of Peter Johnston's review, that there was a serious error in the programme in relation to the BBC's Editorial Guidelines on factual correctness, which reflects Rule 2.2 of the authority's broadcasting regulations.
"We issued an apology for this and we agree with Ofcom's decision in full. We will comply with the directive as soon as the date and wording are confirmed."
