A military court here on Sunday sentenced a Palestinian man to seven years in jail after convicting him of "spying for Israel".

The 42-year-old defendant was convicted and will be punished under article 131 of Palestine's Revolutionary Penal Code issued in 1979, the website of the ministry of interior stated.

The conviction comes as Gaza security forces step up their crackdown on spies in the city.

The military courts in Gaza apply the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Revolutionary Penal Code of 1979.

Source: MENA