Jewish Chronicle retracts allegedly fabricated articles on Gaza

The Jewish Chronicle (JC) has removed a series of articles alleged to contain fabricated quotes from Israeli officials, prompting an investigation by the military.

The outlet, which is the oldest Jewish news source in the UK, had published several articles by a reporter named Elon Perry.

One of the articles claimed the discovery of a document from Gaza, allegedly detailing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s plans to escape with Israeli hostages taken during the 7 October attack, using the Philadelphi Corridor as a route to Iran.

However, the Israeli army stated that it had no knowledge of such a document and several Israeli outlets began to question Perry's identity and professional background.

The left-leaning +972 Magazine questioned his claims of having served as a commando during Operation Entebbe and being a professor at Tel Aviv University for 15 years, as there appear to be no records confirming these assertions.

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