Gary Lineker has been accused of sharing an anti-Israel post which may be in breach of the BBC’s election rules. The Match of the Day star, 63, has previously been in hot water over his posts on X, and after the war in Gaza erupted in October, shared a video accusing Israel of ‘textbook genocide’. He has now liked a social media post which said only a ‘f***ed up species’ could fail to condemn Israel’s ‘abhorrent’ actions.
This comes after 274 Palestinian people were killed as a special forces mission rescued four hostages. According to the latest figures from Al Jazeera , more than 37,000 people have been killed in Gaza including more than 15,000 children, with more than 84,000 injured and 10,000 missing. According to reports, Lineker reshared a post without comment on X which shared a video of causalities in a hospital in Deir al-Balah, following an alleged Israeli strike on a refugee camp.
X user @JimMFelton shared the video and wrote: ‘What kind of f***ed up species can’t look at endless scenes like this and collectively agree what Israel is doing is abhorrent.’ It is said Lineker did not comment on anything and has since taken down his share of the post, but has still liked Felton’s comment. A BBC source told iNews : ‘This repost looks like a clear breach but Gary knows the BBC won’t dare take him off air just before the Euros.
’ Metro.co.uk understands that the ‘f**ked up species’ phrase is to refer to the human race in general, not any n.
