Feb 23, 2021
In previously unseen footage, broadcast during talks for the release of the Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria, the legendary spy is seen walking through streets of the country’s capital.
By Neta Bar and Hanan Greenwood, Israel Hayom via JNS
Russia’s English-language state television channel
RT has aired what it claims to be previously unseen footage of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen in Damascus.
The broadcast came as Moscow was mediating efforts to return an Israeli woman who had crossed the border into Syria.
According to
RT, the rare footage was discovered in film taken by a Russian military attaché in Damascus at the time. The half-hour clip includes a street brawl and images of police officers arresting drivers, as well as images of the bustling market in Damascus’ Old City. Alongside the tourist scenes, the film also allegedly contained snippets from a military base visited by the Russian attaché and of Eli Cohen walking through the s
In previously unseen footage, broadcast during talks for the release of the Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria, the legendary spy is seen walking through streets of the country’s capital.
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