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- In January 1965 Syrian counterintelligence identified his radio signal and apprehended him in the act of sending a transmission. Cohen was interrogated, convicted in a military trial, and publicly hanged in May 1965.
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Sep 21, 2016 · Screenshot from footage showing Israeli spy Eli Cohen placed in a coffin after his execution by hanging in Damascus, Syria on May 18, 1965. A two-minute video posted on Syrian opposition...
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Eli Cohen, publicly hanged in the Marjeh Square, Damascus, on 18 May 1965. Cohen was found guilty of espionage by a military tribunal and sentenced to death under martial law. He had been repeatedly interrogated and tortured. Israel staged an international campaign for clemency, hoping to persuade Syria to not execute him.
Sep 22, 2016 · Video footage that apparently shows the execution of Israeli spy Eli Cohen in Syria in 1965 has surfaced online, giving a fuller picture of the mystery-shrouded moments just before and...
In the early hours of the morning on May 18, 1965, Syrians gather around Marjeh Square in Damascus. They've come to see the public hanging of Eli Cohen, a man once believed, even by the highest Syrian officials, to be a wealthy Arab businessman, only to be revealed as an Israeli spy.
Sep 21, 2016 · The video shows Cohen's lifeless body hanging from the gallows, as the masses gather in a public square to bear witness to the execution. His body is shown wrapped in a cloth displaying Cohen's crimes in Arabic and brought down from the gallows to be laid in a coffin.
Jun 1, 2021 · On 18 May 1965, Marjeh Square in Damascus was flooded with people to witness the hanging of Mossad’s master spy — Eli Cohen. It was a solemn day for Israel, as it has lost a talented spy.
May 18, 2015 · On May 18, 1965, Eli Cohen, the Israeli intelligence agent who succeeded in penetrating the highest levels of Syria’s political and military elite before being arrested and convicted of espionage, was executed by hanging in Damascus’ Marjeh Square.
