Eliahu ben Shaoul Cohen (, 16 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was a famous Israeli spy. He worked for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. He was caught and executed in Damascus, Syria. His burial place is unknown and his body was never returned to Israel despite repeated requests by his widow and his family to bring him to be buried in Israel. A memorial tomb was built for him in the Garden of the Missing Soldiers in the national military and police cemetery in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. His story of his life and his work for the Israeli secret services are documented in the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C..

Cohen was born in Alexandria, Egypt and died at the age of 40.

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Cohen's widow asks for his remains to be returned Israel National News

PM's speech at the ceremony marking 40 years since the death of Eli Cohen Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Eli Cohen Files

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