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Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( Hebrew: אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן , Arabic: إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين ; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was an Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian political and military hierarchy. [1] [2] [3]
Dec 12, 2022 · Mossad chief David Barnea on Monday revealed the last message sent out by legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen on the day of his capture in Syria, along with new information on what led to his arrest.
Dec 26, 2018 · Eli Cohen, undercover as Kamel Amin Thaabet, in the cockpit of a Syrian aircraft. For many years, Israel believed that Eli Cohen was captured due to the fact that Syrian intelligence managed to intercept his correspondence with Mossad headquarters in Israel.
May 14, 2024 · Eli Cohen (born 1924, Alexandria, Egypt—died May 18, 1965, Damascus, Syria) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy who infiltrated the highest ranks of the Syrian military and government by posing as a Syrian businessman.
In one of the most audacious individual espionage operations ever, Eli Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jewish accounting clerk, was recruited by Israeli intelligence...
Sep 5, 2019 · Who was Eli Cohen? Eliyahu (Eli) Cohen, an Egyptian Jew, was born in Alexandria in 1924. As a young adult, he worked within Egypt to secretly assist other Egyptian Jews in emigrating to Israel....
Jun 1, 2021 · On 18 May 1965, Marjeh Square in Damascus was flooded with people to witness the hanging of Mossad’s master spy — Eli Cohen. It was a solemn day for Israel, as it has lost a talented spy.
Eli Cohen. (1924 - 1965) From the creation of Israel through, the present day, Syria has been one, if not the most, implacable of Israel’s enemies. From 1948 until 1967, Syria firing mortar shells from the Syrian occupied Golan Heights into the Jewish settlements of the Upper Galilee below.
Sep 7, 2019 · Legendary Israeli agent Eli Cohen embedded himself into the upper crust of Syrian society, providing intelligence to the Jewish state crucial to its victory in 1967's Six Day War.
Jul 18, 2020 · Many people believe that the idea for planting the trees was the work of Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy who was caught in 1965 and hanged in Damascus. Over the years Cohen had become very friendly...
