A military court here today sentenced four Jewish youths to seven years imprisonment each, and one to five years on the charge of illegal possession of arms.
The four are; David Levin, 18 years old; Daniel Katz, 19; Abraham Stashevsky, 20 and Gideon Pelei, 20. The fifth is Shlono Kilner, 17 years old.
The five were arrested on February 23 near a Jewish settlement in the vicinity of the Dead Sea. The police found six rifles and 214 rounds of amunition on them.
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