Overview
- Israel's Mossad conducted a covert operation to retrieve Eli Cohen's archive, held by Syrian intelligence since his capture in 1965.
- The recovered archive includes 2,500 items such as personal letters, operational documents, false identification papers, and photographs.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered the items to Nadia Cohen, Eli Cohen’s widow, during a public ceremony in Jerusalem.
- Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of Cohen’s execution in Damascus, where he was publicly hanged after being caught transmitting intelligence to Israel.
- Efforts to locate and return Cohen's remains to Israel are ongoing, underscoring his enduring legacy as a national hero.