Lebanese officials arrested 17 citizens on charges of spying for Israel, according to a news report. Another 60 people are being sought on charges of providing the Jewish state with intelligence about the Lebanese and Syrian militaries. A former Israeli defense official said Israel could neither confirm nor deny the report.
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