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Egypt sentences 6 alleged Israeli spies to life in prison
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe North Sinai Criminal court sentences 6 Israelis and 3 Egyptians to life in prison for allegedly spying for Israel, Egyptian media reports.
The case is known in Egypt as the “Ovadia Case,” named after the Israeli Mossad agent said to be operating the spy network, Danny Ovadia.
The alleged spy ring was broken up in 2014, and an Egyptian intelligence report at the time said Israel was operating 36 stations in the Sinai Peninsula to recruit informants and gather information on military actions in the area.
Daily News Egypt says two of the Israeli suspects are Israeli Arabs while the other four are intelligence agents.
All 6 are being tried in absentia.
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