Israeli officials announced today the arrest of five Israeli Arabs as Egyptian spies, and the smashing of a well-organized espionage ring maintaining contact with Egyptian intelligence.
Interrogation of the five Arabs revealed that they recently returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip. When arrested, officials said, the Arabs were carrying large amounts of money in Israeli pounds, and a collection of Israeli identification documents.
Officials said the ring held its meetings in the Tel Aviv zone. A member of the group recently crossed into Gaza with a Jewish girl friend who was arrested there and held as a hostage for the Arab’s “good conduct.”
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