The Guardian has deleted a review of a documentary on the October 7 massacre after it received backlash for its framing of Hamas and violence against Israelis.

Written by journalist Stuart Jeffries, the piece assessed Channel 4’s "One Day in October," which uses CCTV and GoPro footage to depict the deadly attack at Kibbutz Be’eri which killed over 100 Israelis and saw 32 hostages taken into Gaza.

In his review, Jeffries urged viewers to consider the broader context behind Hamas's actions, stating, "If you want to understand why Hamas murdered civilians, though, One Day in October won’t help."

The reviewer laments that, watching the documentary, “All our sympathies are with relatable Israelis...By contrast, Hamas terrorists are a generalised menace on CCTV, their motives beyond One Day in October’s remit.”

Despite giving the documentary a four-star rating, he criticised it for depicting Gazans negatively, stating they were shown as "testosterone-crazed Hamas killers" and "shameless civilian looters."

A Guardian spokesperson said, "The article did not meet our editorial standards, and we have removed it pending review. The independent readers' editor will respond to a number of readers who have raised concerns."

The review sparked immediate outrage before its withdrawal.

Dave Rich, director of policy at the Community Security Trust, remarked on Twitter/X that “if there’s something wrong with sympathising with an Israeli child cowering in fear rather than the terrorists coming to kill her.”