{"id":17584,"date":"2025-05-18T20:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17584"},"modified":"2025-05-18T20:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:13:43","slug":"israel-recovers-eli-cohens-personal-archive-in-secret-mossad-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/18\/israel-recovers-eli-cohens-personal-archive-in-secret-mossad-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Recovers Eli Cohen&#8217;s Personal Archive in Secret Mossad Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday the recovery of approximately 2,500 documents, photos, and personal belongings from the \u201cofficial Syrian archive\u201d related to Mossad agent Eli Cohen, who conducted espionage missions until his capture and execution in Damascus in 1965.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c994d377-de7d-4a9a-ab9f-6f8fb187acdb\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1474\">A statement from the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office read: \u201cIn a complex and secret operation conducted by the Mossad in cooperation with a partner intelligence agency, the official Syrian archive relating to Eli Cohen was recovered. The archive includes thousands of materials that had been held under tight security by Syrian intelligence for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1712\">During his four-year covert mission, Cohen built close relationships with senior political and military figures in Syria before being exposed by Syrian security services and executed publicly in Marjeh Square, Damascus, on May 18, 1965.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_16976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16976\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16976 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-338.jpg\" alt=\"Israel Reveals Second Covert Operation in Syria Since Assad\u2019s Fall, Recovering Surveillance Reports on Nadia Cohen\u2019s Campaign\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-338.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-338-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sans-338-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netanyahu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"95aac5ef-1b3b-4548-886c-60999ef60ab4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"109\"><strong data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"109\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Eli Cohen\u2019s Archive Recovered: Israel Hails Mossad\u2019s Historic Intelligence Victory<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"2070\">The recovery of his archive, it said, reflects \u201cIsrael\u2019s unwavering commitment to bringing home all our missing persons, prisoners, and hostages\u201d\u2014an implicit reference to those still held in Gaza since October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2292\">The statement emphasized that retrieving these materials marks the culmination of \u201cdecades of intelligence, operational, and technical efforts by the Mossad to uncover any information about Cohen&#8217;s fate and burial site.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2436\">It noted that multiple attempts had been made over the years, including operations \u201cinside enemy states,\u201d to determine what happened to Cohen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2659\">Mossad Director David Barnea was quoted as saying that bringing the archive to Israel \u201cis a significant achievement bearing the highest moral values and an additional step toward identifying his burial place in Damascus.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7670\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7670 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"According to the Israeli statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Mossad chief Barnea shared the archive with Nadia Cohen in a private meeting on Sunday.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Israeli-Mossad-Chief-David-Barnea.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli Mossad Chief David Barnea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"79\">Mossad Hands Over Secret Syrian Files to Eli Cohen\u2019s Widow<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2911\">The retrieved materials include Cohen\u2019s original handwritten will, written hours before his execution; audio recordings and files from his interrogation and of those he contacted; letters to his family in Israel; and photos from his mission in Syria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"3117\">Also among the recovered items were personal possessions taken from his home after his arrest\u2014fake passports, photos with high-ranking Syrian officials, notebooks, and diaries detailing Mossad operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3264\">One file labeled \u201cNadia Cohen\u201d contained surveillance reports from Syrian intelligence on the campaign led by Cohen\u2019s wife to demand his release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3418\">According to the Israeli statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Mossad chief Barnea shared the archive with Nadia Cohen in a private meeting on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3566\">This marks the second secret Israeli operation involving Syria announced since opposition factions toppled Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime on December 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3740\">On May 11, Israel revealed a \u201cspecial operation\u201d in \u201cdeep Syrian territory\u201d that recovered the remains of an Israeli soldier killed during a 1982 battle in eastern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3742\" data-end=\"3929\">A Palestinian official in Syria noted in December, shortly after Assad\u2019s fall, that Israel was using intermediaries to locate the remains of Eli Cohen and another missing Israeli soldier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3931\" data-end=\"4112\">Back in summer 2018, Israel had also announced the recovery of Cohen\u2019s wristwatch\u2014part of his fabricated Arab identity\u2014through another special Mossad operation in a hostile country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4114\" data-end=\"4286\">At that time, reports circulated about ongoing negotiations between Israel and Russia, Assad\u2019s ally, to retrieve other personal items\u2014and possibly the remains\u2014of Eli Cohen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday the recovery of approximately 2,500 documents, photos, and personal belongings from the \u201cofficial Syrian archive\u201d related to Mossad agent Eli Cohen, who conducted espionage missions until his capture and execution in Damascus in 1965. A statement from the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office read: \u201cIn a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[1543,167],"class_list":["post-17584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-eli-cohen","tag-israel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Israel Recovers Eli Cohen&#039;s Personal Archive in Secret Mossad Operation - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Israel announces the recovery of over 2,500 items from the official Syrian archive of Mossad agent Eli Cohen.. Israel.. 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