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Thu 09 Sep 2008Israeli soldier convicted of spying for Hizbullah
An Israeli court martial today convicted an army tracker from the Jewish state's Arab minority of spying for Lebanon's Hizbullah militant group.
The court convicted Master Sergeant Louai Balut of passing Hizbullah guerrillas information by telephone about Israeli troop deployments along the Lebanese border. He also took part in cross-border drug deals, the court said.
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