The Famous spy Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen , who infiltrated syria ,he rose up socially in the governmental and military ranks and provided Israel with essential security intelligence leading Up To the six day warEli Cohen was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1924 - he grew up in a religious household and initially aspired to become a rabbi , sadly shortly after he joined the local yeshiva closed down , he then went onto study higher education in Cairo university.Eli Cohen was a strong Zionist, he helped Israel evacuate Jewish community in Egypt during the years of 1949-1956 in operation goshan , these are the years were Egypt became increasingly hostile to Jews.When he arrived to Israel in 1957 the IDF recruited him and placed him in military intelligence as a translatorCohen then went on to marry his wife Nadia , an Iraqi Jew , and had three beautiful children with herAfter his service he then worked a mundane job before getting drafted to the mossadHis background made him a good candidate to infiltrate the Syrian ranks , a carefully planned mission send Eli Cohen into Syria as a wealthy business man was on the way , to establish his cover he first flew to Argentina to mingle with the Syrian ba'ath Party.By 1962 Cohen was already in Damascus , mingling with high government officials and military personnel , with his status he managed to get several tours of the Golan heights bunkers that the Syrians had set up , allegedly he convinced the soldiers to plant eucalyptus trees , that then gave away their passion during the six day war (1967) and helped Israel capture the region in just two days, besides for this he transmitted valuable information regarding several attacks against IsraelIn 1964 , Eli had growing suspicious about his cover being blown and requested withdrawal from his mission, the mossad said 'just one more time' Eli then assured his wife Nadia all will be okay and this would be his last deploymentIn January 1965 , Eli was discovered by internal affairs , he was in the middle of transmitting information to Israel when officers came to arrested him.Israel and her ally's made various attempts for the return of Eli Cohen, Elis wife Nadia did everything she could to try and get her husband backOn the 18th of may 1965 Eli Cohen was executed in DamascusEli Cohen saved many lives and until today his actions create a security line for the northern peninsula of IsraelMay his memory be a blessing