Egypt arrests ‘Israeli spy

An Israeli has been arrested in Egypt for reported engagement in espionage during the popular revolution in the country.

Judicial sources as have referred to the suspect as an intelligence officer, but have not identified him by name, Reuters reported.

The suspect was trying to recruit the young people to commit treason against Cairo during the popular protests in the Egyptian capital’s Liberation Square, Reuters reported.

“He was there on a daily basis inciting youths towards sectarian strife. He was distributing money to some of them,” said a judiciary source, adding that he would try to provoke the potential recruits into fighting the Egyptian armed forces.

The arrest was enabled by the youths, who would be approached by the suspect.

Earlier in the year, a member of Israeli General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, Sayeret Matkal, was arrested in Egypt amid massive anti-government protests.

The Egyptians launched the revolution against the previous pro-Israeli regime in January, putting an end to the 30-year-long rule of President Hosni Mubarak.

After the revolution, the Egyptian protesters rallied outside the Israeli embassy in the capital, setting fire to the Israeli flag and urging the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador Yitzhak Levanon.