A charity has called for a Palestinian actor to play a doctor who can act like they have “fear in their eyes” for a TV appeal.

The casting call has been issued on behalf of the London-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians, which is seeking performers for a “powerful” new advert.

Medical Aid for Palestinians has characterised the conflict between Israel and Hamas as “Israel’s genocide”, calling it a siege that threatens to “ethnically cleanse the Palestinian people”.

Palestinian actors are being sought to play doctors and other medical professionals who must be “believable as surgeons, nurses and hospital staff”.

According to casting calls seen by The Telegraph, the actor chosen for the lead role of a Palestinian doctor should appear “strong, defiant and grounded”, but “still have some fear in their eyes”.