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Two Jewish Youths Arrested in Israel on Charges of Espionage

November 2, 1966
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Two Israeli Jewish youths were remanded today by an Ashkelon magistrate on charges of espionage. The youths, aged 22 and 19, whose names were given only as Gibly and Frankel, were arrested Friday night near the Gaza Strip border. When asked what they were doing there, they replied they were looking for work, according to the authorities.

Further investigation revealed they had intended to cross into the Egyptian-administered Gaza Strip, the authorities reported. Police said they possessed material of intelligence importance and that one of them might have previously been in Egyptian-held territory.

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