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{{Short description|Egyptian spy}}

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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]]ianEgyptian [[Karaite Judaism|Karaite]] [[Jew]], hanged in 1955 for his involvement in a series of bombings in [[Cairo]] codenamed ''[[Lavon Affair|Operation Suzannah]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/marzouk-moshe|title=Marzouk, Moshe|publisher=Jewish Virtual Library.org|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Spies: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Dirty Tricks and Double Dealing from Biblical Times to Today|last=Nash|first=Jay Robert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0FIWCgAAQBAJ&q=Moshe+Marzouk+1955&pg=PA370|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=0871317907|date=1997|page=370}}</ref>

Marzouk was born in Cairo to a Karaite family who had emigrated 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>

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