Egypt frees Israeli spy after 15 years

Egyptian authorities yesterday released the Israeli spy Ouda Tarabin, who was jailed for 15 years after being convicted on charges of espionage for Mossad.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office explained that Tarabin, who was deported to Tel Aviv, was freed in accordance with a bilateral exchange agreement under which Israel released Egyptian citizens from its jails.

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Egyptian authorities arrested Tarabin in 1999; he was later convicted of transmitting sensitive military information to Israel and attempting to recruit Egyptians to work for Mossad for fake US dollars.

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