For other people named Eli Cohen, see Eli Cohen (disambiguation).
Eli Cohen אֱלִיָּ כֹּהֵן
Cohen in 1959
Born
Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen
(1924-12-06)6 December 1924
Alexandria, Egypt
Died
18 May 1965(1965-05-18) (aged 40)
Damascus, Syria
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Spouse
Nadia Majald
(m. 1959)
Children
3
Espionage activity
Allegiance
Israel
Agency
Mossad
Service years
1961–1965
Alias
Kamel Amin Thabet (كامل أمين ثابت)
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]
Though he was initially successful, his activity became increasingly risky and he expressed a sense of impending danger to Mossad in 1964. A year later, Cohen's true allegiance was uncovered by Syrian intelligence and he was convicted by the Syrian government under pre-war martial law. After being sentenced to death, he was publicly hanged in Damascus in May 1965. The incident contributed to the sharp escalation of hostilities between Israel and Syria just before the 1967 Arab–Israeli War.
^Bergman, Ronen (5 July 2018). "Israel's Secret Operation to Recover the Watch of a Legendary Spy". The New York Times.
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^Ahronheim, Anna (15 April 2019). "Rumors fly that body of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen was found". The Jerusalem Post.
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