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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Housekeeper to Israel’s defence minister jailed for offering to spy on his employer

Benny Gantz, the Israeli defence minister
Gorochovsky offered to provide information about his employer Benny Gantz, the Israeli defence minister. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images

A housekeeper who worked for Israel’s defence minister has been jailed for offering to spy on his employer for an Iran-linked hacking group.

Omri Goren Gorochovsky, a resident of the central city of Lod, was sentenced to three years in prison by an Israeli court on Tuesday after being found guilty of attempting to pass on information to an enemy entity. Initial espionage charges were dropped under a plea deal.

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