Israel approves swap deal for jailed US-Israeli

Ilan Grapel Ilan Grapel 
AP
JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders have approved a deal to swap 25 Egyptian prisoners for a U.S.-Israeli citizen jailed in Egypt on suspicion of espionage.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel's Security Cabinet unanimously approved the deal on Tuesday afternoon.

It says Ilan Grapel, who was arrested in Cairo in June, is expected to return to Israel on Thursday.

Israel and Egypt first announced the deal on Monday.

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