A trial was opened before the District Court here today of three Israeli Arabs charged with maintaining contact with Egyptian intelligence in the Gaza Strip, and recruiting other Israeli Arabs for espionage activities. The Arabs, aged 19, 22 and 24 respectively, are alleged to be key members of a spy ring.
One of the accused, Nashf Said, described as the head of the gang, who speaks Hebrew fluently, has admitted crossing into the Gaza Strip three times, once with a 16-year-old Jewish girl friend. A fourth member of the ring, Huhmad Hemed, who is already serving a four year prison term, admitted under cross examination today that he was recruited by Said.
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