JERUSALEM, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - A court near Tel Aviv on Wednesday indicted an Arab Israeli man on charges of spying for the Lebanese Shiite Muslim militia Hezbollah.

The indictment alleges that Khaled Kashkush, 29, had made contact with the militia while he was studying medicine in Germany. He was arrested on July 16 at Ben Gurion International airport on his return from Germany.

In twice-monthly meetings, he would give Hezbollah information about Arab Israeli students abroad who might be recruited by the militia, the charge sheet said.

He allegedly received funds from Hezbollah, which asked him to infiltrate the management of two hospitals in Israel.