Mossad carries out covert operation in Syria

The office of Israeli Prime Minister benjamin⁤ Netanyahu ⁤announced that 2,500 documents and ⁤images⁣ related to Eli Cohen,a spy for the regime,were ⁢transferred to occupied territories during an intelligence operation⁤ by Mossad in Syria,according to webangah news agency.

Mossad ‌stated the‌ transfer of⁢ Cohen’s ‌documents occurred during a complex covert operation conducted with “a strategic partner ⁢service.” The intelligence agency provided no further ⁣details.

Hebrew-language media reported ⁤these documents ⁣pertaining to Cohen had been⁤ held by Syrian security forces for several⁣ decades. Cohen was publicly hanged in Damascus’ Marjeh Square in 1965.

Among the recovered materials was Cohen’s will, written hours before‍ his arrest as a ​spy in Syria.

In January 1962, Cohen first entered Damascus under ⁣Mossad orders using a⁢ false identity as a Syrian businessman to establish extensive connections with the country’s political⁣ and military officials.