Search for executed Nazi hunter Eli Cohen: Israel 'trying to find remains of Mossad spy' who was hanged in Syria in 1965 - inspiring Sacha Baron Cohen's Netflix blockbuster Israel is attempting to find the remains of executed Mossad super agent Eli Cohen, according to reports.
Cohen, a spy for Israel's feared intelligence agency, was hanged in Damascus in 1965 after his cover was blown.
Two Palestinian officials claimed on Monday that Israel, via Russian mediators, was trying to find both Cohen's remains and those of a missing soldier.
Cohen was depicted by Sacha Baron Cohen in 2019 Netflix drama The Spy.
The agent, who was depicted by Sacha Baron Cohen in 2019 Netflix drama The Spy, was recruited by Mossad while working in Tel Aviv as a clerk for an insurance firm.
