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Report: Officials deny rumors Israel brought remains of spy Eli Cohen back from Syria
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Mossad spy Eli Cohen, executed in Syria in 1965. (Israel GPO)
Security officials tell Channel 12 news that rumors Israel has brought the remains of spy Eli Cohen back from Syria for burial are untrue.
In recent hours, such claims spread on social media.
The Egyptian-born Israeli was caught in Syria and executed in 1965 after conducting work for Mossad. Following the collapse of the Assad regime and with Israel conducting an unprecedented military campaign in Syria, with both air strikes throughout the country and ground maneuvers near the border, there has been some speculation that Israel could try to retrieve Cohen’s remains.
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