Israeli officer pleads guilty to espionage charges

JERUSALEM Jan 9 (Reuters) - An Israeli army psychiatrist was convicted on Wednesday of trying to sell military secrets to Iran, Russia and Islamist group Hamas, a court official said.

In a plea bargain, Major David Shamir, a 45-year-old reservist, told Tel Aviv District Court he contacted "foreign agents" with the intent to pass on information about Israel's wartime evacuation and medical plans, the official said.

Tehran and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip, are avowed enemies of the Jewish state, which Iran's president has said should be "wiped off the map".

Under Israeli law, Shamir could face up to 25 years in prison. He will be sentenced on Jan. 17. (Reporting by Joseph Nasr; Editing by Michael Winfrey)

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