Israeli Arab Gets 7 Years for 'Spying for Hizbullah'
An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced an Arab citizen of Israel to seven years in prison on charges of spying for Hizbullah.
A court document says Milad Khatib was convicted of being in contact with a foreign agent and assisting an enemy in wartime. It says he confessed to the charges against him as part of a plea bargain.
Khatib was accused of gathering intelligence on the security detail for Israeli President Shimon Peres and on army installations.
The 26-year-old is said to have been recruited by a Hizbullah operative in Denmark in 2009.
The Haifa court decision was handed down on Tuesday.
Source: Agence France Presse, Associated Press
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