Donations to the emergency fund for Gaza have doubled after three TV channels broadcast an appeal that the BBC and Sky News have refused to show.
Members of the public have now pledged over £1 million to help tackle the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) said.
Terrestrial broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Five showed the DEC's televised appeal for donations on Monday night.
More than 100 MPs from all parties have signed an early day motion criticising the decision taken by BBC and Sky News not to air the three-minute film.
Demonstrators staged protests at the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London, burning their TV licences and occupying the building's reception until they were removed by police.
The DEC, an umbrella organisation for 13 humanitarian aid agencies, said it was "delighted" with the response to its appeal.
DEC chief executive Brendan Gormley said: "We really do appreciate the support of the British public who have shown their generosity when confronted with scenes of a dire humanitarian emergency.
"Their donations will improve the lives of so many civilians caught up in a conflict that was not of their making."
Richard Burden, the Labour MP who tabled the early day motion, criticised the arguments put forward by BBC managers to explain their decision as "unconvincing and contradictory".
BBC director general Mark Thompson told BBC Breakfast: "We are passionate about defending the BBC's impartiality and we worry with such an emotive and such a political story."
