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Unverified report: Remains of legendary spy Eli Cohen expected to be transferred to Israel soon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Mossad spy Eli Cohen, executed in Syria in 1965. (Israel GPO)
The Saudi channel Al-Hadath reports that the remains of Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who operated in Syria during the 1960s, are expected to soon be transferred to Israel.
Eli Cohen was captured and executed by the Syrian regime in 1965 and buried in Damascus. Over the years, Bashar al-Assad’s regime rejected Jerusalem’s requests to receive his body or exchange it for Syrian prisoners held in Israel.
The report isn’t verified and doesn’t offer more details.
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