Egypt sentences two Israelis to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers
An Egyptian court in the Red Sea town of Taba, near the Israeli border, sentenced two Israeli citizens to five years in prison for assaulting hotel workers last year, an Egyptian security source said on Saturday.
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- Published Date: 10:05 | 03 May 2025
An Egyptian court has sentenced two Israeli citizens to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers in the Red Sea town of Taba near the border with Israel last year, an Egyptian security source said on Saturday.
In August, three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured when a fight broke out at a hotel after one of the tourists insulted one of the employees, security sources said at the time.
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