{"id":23443,"date":"2025-05-18T23:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=23443"},"modified":"2025-05-18T23:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:23:49","slug":"mossad-recovers-israeli-spys-archive-in-daring-covert-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/mossad-recovers-israeli-spys-archive-in-daring-covert-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"In Daring Covert Operation, Mossad Recovers Israeli Spy&#8217;s Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marking 60 years since the execution of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen, the Mossad\u2014Israel\u2019s national intelligence agency\u2014has successfully carried out a secret and highly complex operation to retrieve his personal archive from Syria. The archive, which includes thousands of official documents, photographs, and personal effects, had been held for decades under strict guard by Syrian security forces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the footage, courtesy of the Prime Minister\u2019s Office:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KL8_oaAzabQ?si=lKdEg9neTog42crq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Historic Transfer<\/strong><br \/>\nThe material was brought to Israel at a symbolic time, near the anniversary of Cohen\u2019s public hanging in Damascus\u2019s central Al-Marjeh Square. In a special meeting attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad Director David \u201cDadi\u201d Barnea, select items from the archive were presented to Cohen\u2019s widow, Mrs. Nadia Cohen. Among the documents revealed for the first time was Cohen\u2019s original last will and testament, written just hours before his execution\u2014a document previously seen only in copy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23445\" style=\"width: 844px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23445\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-2-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"844\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-2-1.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-2-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-2-1-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-2-1-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-2-1-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Cohen\u2019s recovered archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23446\" style=\"width: 841px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23446\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-3-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-3-1.webp 787w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-3-1-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-3-1-768x513.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Cohen\u2019s recovered archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23447\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23447\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-4-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"842\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-4-2.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-4-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-4-2-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-4-2-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-4-2-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Cohen\u2019s recovered archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23448\" style=\"width: 839px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23448\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-5-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"839\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-5-1.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-5-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-5-1-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-5-1-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-5-1-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Cohen\u2019s recovered archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23449\" style=\"width: 834px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23449\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-6.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-6.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-6-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-6-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-6-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-6-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Cohen\u2019s recovered archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What the Archive Contains:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The archive includes approximately 2,500 items\u2014ranging from handwritten letters and official court documents to rare photographs and audio recordings. Many of these materials are being disclosed publicly for the first time. Highlights include recordings and investigative files from Eli Cohen\u2019s time in Syria, handwritten letters to his family in Israel, photos of Cohen with senior Syrian military and government figures during his time undercover, and personal items taken from his home after his arrest. Also included is Cohen&#8217;s original death sentence, which stipulates that Rabbi Nissim Andabo, then head of Damascus\u2019s Jewish community, would accompany him in accordance with Jewish tradition, as well as a personal file belonging to Nadia Cohen (Eli&#8217;s widow), documenting her tireless efforts to secure his release, including letters she wrote to world leaders and the Syrian president.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Glimpse into Cohen\u2019s Final Words<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the final letter recovered from the archive, Eli Cohen wrote: \u201cTo my wife Nadia and my dear family, I write to you my final words and ask that you always stay connected to one another. Nadia, I ask your forgiveness and that you take care of yourself and the children. Ensure they are educated. Do not deny yourself or them anything, and stay in touch with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cYou may marry another man so the children won\u2019t grow up without a father. You have full freedom to do so. Please, don\u2019t waste your time crying over the past\u2014always think about the future. Don\u2019t forget to pray for the elevation of my father\u2019s soul and mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decades of Effort Come to Light<\/strong><br \/>\nThe recovery of the archive is the culmination of decades of effort by intelligence, operational, and technological teams within the Mossad. Their goal is to shed light on Eli Cohen\u2019s fate and locate his burial site\u2014which remains undisclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized Cohen\u2019s pivotal role in Israeli history: \u201cEli Cohen is a national legend and an intelligence agent whose work contributed to our victory in the Six-Day War.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23450\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23450\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-7.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-7.webp 960w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-7-300x248.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-7-768x636.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eli Cohen Archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23451\" style=\"width: 847px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23451\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-9.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"847\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-9.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-9-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-9-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-9-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-cohen-9-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eli Cohen Archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23452\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23452\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-10.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-10.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-10-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-10-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-10-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/eli-cohen-10-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eli Cohen Archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23453\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23453\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-12.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-12.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-12-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-12-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-12-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eli-Cohen-12-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eli Cohen Archive | Photos: Prime Minister\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mossad Chief Barnea called the operation a moral and ethical triumph, reaffirming the agency\u2019s commitment to locating the burial site of Eli Cohen and continuing efforts to bring back missing soldiers and hostages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a complex covert operation, the Mossad retrieved the archive on Eli Cohen, known as &#8220;Our Man in Damascus&#8221;  from 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