ISRAELI ARAB IDF COLONEL JAILED FOR SPYING

Officer jailed for spying (JTA)
A senior Israeli army officer was jailed for spying on behalf of Hezbollah. A Tel Aviv court-martial on Sunday handed Lt. Col. Omar al-Hayeb a 15-year jail sentence after convicting him of passing intelligence on Israeli troop deployments to the Lebanese terrorist group. He also was found guilty of bringing drugs across the Lebanese border into Israel.

Hayeb, a Bedouin who received service citations after being wounded in earlier clashes with Hezbollah, denied wrongdoing. His jail term was reduced as he has already served four years behind bars. He is to be dishonorably discharged from the military.