I deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behavior appeared on the BBC,' director-general Tim Davie wrote.

"The British media in a frenzy about Bob Vylan and Kneecap but artists all weekend at Glastonbury from pop to rock to rap to punk to DJs spoke up onstage," the band wrote.

Bob Vylan & Kneecap Glastonbury sets are being investigated by Avon Somerset police following Death to the IDF and Zionist chants.