A sewage worker was sacked after condemning the Oct 7 massacre, The Telegraph can reveal.

Damon Joshua was dismissed by Severn Trent Water after he described Hamas as “a group of violent and disgusting terrorists” in a post on the company’s staff intranet website on the anniversary of the attack.

The post was taken down by managers at the company following internal complaints that “the terminology being used includes very derogatory words” and “is very one-sided”.

According to documents seen by The Telegraph, one complainant said: “The post reflects poorly on Severn Trent’s reputation as a diverse and inclusive company.”

Mr Joshua was immediately suspended and then later dismissed from his job without notice following a disciplinary hearing.

In the post in question, Mr Joshua said: “One year ago our valued partners and friends, Israel, were horrifically attacked by a group of violent and disgusting terrorists.

“I can say with confidence today that the vast majority of STW’s employees stand in solidarity with our Jewish, Israeli and Zionist colleagues against the evil of Islamist terror.”

The post also included an image of the flag of Israel.

Mr Joshua told The Telegraph: “It happened in a matter of hours. I made the post at 7.50. I got a call from my manager at 10 or 11 telling me that it had been taken down. At 1pm I got called to a meeting room on the site that I was working on. My manager and her manager were there and I was suspended.

“They didn’t really give an opinion on what I’d wrote. They just said that it was seen as offensive.”