Former Syrian Officer Who Helped Arrest Eli Cohen Reveals Burial Site Near Damascus

Saeed Jawish, the Syrian officer who participated in uncovering and arresting Israeli spy Eli Cohen, revealed that he was first buried in a cave on the Dimas road near Damascus, before his remains were transferred to another location.

In an interview with "Al Majalla" magazine nearly 60 years after Cohen's execution, Jawish stated that the burial site of the Israeli spy had become a mystery lasting for decades, while Israel continued searching for his remains.

According to Jawish's account, Cohen was initially buried inside a cave on the Dimas road near Damascus, before his remains were later transferred to another site near the Syrian capital, without specifying its new location.

Cohen was executed in Marjeh Square in central Damascus in 1965, after being tried for espionage on behalf of Israel. He had entered Syria under the name Kamel Amin Thabet and managed to build a wide network of contacts and send information to Israel.

Jawish said that Cohen was "balanced and natural" in his final moments, and that he wrote a letter to his wife Nadia before the death sentence was carried out against him.

The issue of Cohen's body after his execution became another part of the spy's story, as the search for his burial place and the transfer of his remains continued amidst multiple accounts regarding his fate.

In 2019, Netflix addressed Cohen's story in the series "The Spy," but Jawish's account reported by "Al Majalla" provides details about his initial burial site in a cave on the Dimas road, and its subsequent transfer to another location near Damascus.

Source: Al Majalla