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Israel Recovers Eli Cohen’s Archive After 60 Years in Syrian Safes

The trove of 2,500 items was secured through a Mossad operation with Syrian approval, marking a diplomatic gesture as efforts to repatriate Cohen’s remains continue.

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Overview

  • The archive includes documents, recordings, photographs, personal items, and a handwritten will, all collected by Syrian intelligence after Cohen's capture in 1965.
  • Eli Cohen, a Mossad spy who infiltrated Syria under the alias Kamal Amin Taabet, was executed in Damascus in 1965 after providing intelligence critical to Israel's 1967 Six-Day War victory.
  • The operation to recover the archive was conducted by Mossad with assistance from an allied foreign intelligence service.
  • Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa approved the archive's handover as a goodwill gesture to reduce hostilities and strengthen ties with the United States.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel is continuing efforts to locate and repatriate Cohen’s remains.