British Journalist Sacked After Dubiously Sourced Reports on Sinwar

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Feb. 24, 2017. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash90.

i24 News – The Jewish Chronicle terminated its association with contributor Elon Perry, whose reports made sensational claims about Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s supposed plan to smuggle Israeli hostages out of Gaza and make the way to Iran.

The story was called into question after an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson said the military was unaware...