Soldier sentenced to 34 months in jail for aiding the enemy

A military court handed down a severe sentence of 34 months incarceration and a demotion to the rank of private to corp. Halal Halbi, a former armored corps. Soldier who was charged with several counts of disclosing classified information, and aiding an enemy during wartime.

Halabi, who was charged last April with transferring classified information regarding IDF troops movements alone the Syrian border, was described by the court as breaking the trust placed in him as part of his role as a soldier in the IDF, while acting recklessly and using his position and access to classified information.