Egypt freed an Israeli jailed on espionage charges in a prisoner swap. Azzam Azzam, a Druse textile merchant, returned to Israel on Sunday after serving half of his 15-year prison sentence in Egypt. In exchange, Israel freed six Egyptian students caught sneaking into the country in August who had awaited trial on terrorism charges.
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