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'''Moshe Marzouk''' ({{lang-he|משה מרזוק}}; or Musa Lieto Marzuk, {{lang-ar|موسى ليتو مرزوق}}; born 20 December 1926&nbsp;– 31 January 1955) was an [[Egypt]]ian [[Karaite Judaism|Karaite]] [[Jew]], hanged in 1955 for his involvement in a series of bombings in [[Cairo]] codenamed ''[[Operation Suzannah]]''.<ref>{{Citationcite neededweb|reasonurl=Unless, I have missedhttps://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/marzouk-moshe it|title=Marzouk, theMoshe |publisher=Jewishvirtuallibrary.org |date= of|accessdate=2018-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite Marzouk'sbook|title=Spies: deathA isNarrative notEncyclopedia inof anyDirty ofTricks theand referencesDouble orDealing externalfrom linksBiblical providedTimes into theToday|last=Nash|first=Jay articleRobert|url=https://books.google.co.il/books?id=0FIWCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA370&dq=Moshe+Marzouk+1955&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSrbPLib7dAhWxpYsKHWp5ACgQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=Moshe%20Marzouk%201955&f=false|datepublisher=SeptemberRowman 2018& Littlefield|isbn=0871317907|date=1997|page=370}}</ref>

Marzouk was born in Cairo to a Karaite family who had immigrated from [[Tunisia]] in the early 20th century, though they retained [[France|French]] citizenship. While working as a surgeon at the Jewish Hospital in Cairo in the early 1950s, he was recruited as a spy by Israeli military intelligence, along with other young [[Egyptian Jews]]. In 1954 the group carried out a series of bombings, targeting the post office in [[Alexandria]], two libraries in Cairo and Alexandria, and a movie theatre. There were no casualties. These actions triggered an Israeli political crisis later known as the [[Lavon Affair]]. Marzouk and his group were caught and tried, during which time they were allegedly tortured. Marzouk was executed in a Cairo prison.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-09-08/news/8502280742_1_spies-tel-aviv-aharon-yariv|title=Israel Lets Out A Few Secrets To Honor Fallen Spies|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en}}</ref> His remains were brought to [[Jerusalem]] and buried on [[Mount Herzl]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Features/Article.aspx?id=56280|title=The second Jewish exodus from Egypt|work=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>