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Jewish News 24 · Oct 5, 2026

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A retired Syrian intelligence officer who was part of the team that arrested legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen in 1965 has claimed that Cohen's body remains buried somewhere in Damascus, near a Syrian military camp. Said Jawish made the claim in an extensive interview with Syrian journalist Ibrahim Hamidi, editor-in-chief of the Saudi-owned Al Majalla magazine. Jawish said he was among the intelligence officers involved in Cohen's arrest at his Damascus home in January 1965.

A retired Syrian intelligence officer who was part of the team that arrested legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen in 1965 has claimed that Cohen's body remains buried somewhere in Damascus, near a Syrian military camp. Said Jawish made the claim in an extensive interview with Syrian journalist Ibrahim Hamidi, editor-in-chief of the Saudi-owned Al Majalla magazine. Jawish said he was among the intelligence officers involved in Cohen's arrest at his Damascus home in January 1965.

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