US EditionFamily of an Israeli held hostage in Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedom
- Elizabeth Tsurkov, a 38-year-old Israeli Middle East scholar, has been held hostage in Iraq by Kataeb Hezbollah since 2023 while conducting research.
- Her captivity follows a complex history where she entered Iraq with a Russian passport, and Russia declined involvement in her release negotiations.
- Negotiations involve Israeli, Iraqi, Lebanese, and U.S. Officials with a Lebanese group seeking a swap of seven prisoners, including a Lebanese navy officer kidnapped in November.
- On Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce affirmed that the U.S. Has emphasized, and will keep emphasizing, to the Iraqi government the critical importance of obtaining her release.
- Talks recently stalled over Iran’s demand to release a detainee in Iraq, complicating progress, while Tsurkov’s family remains devastated yet hopeful after 800 days in captivity.
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Family of an Israeli Held Hostage in Iraq for 800 Days Hangs on to Hope for Her Freedom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to liberate an Israeli hostage held in Iraq by a different Iranian-backed militant group. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email A 38-year-old Middle East scholar […]
Quiet Negotiations Underway to Free Israeli Hostage Held in Iraq
With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to liberate an Israeli hostage held in Iraq by a different Iranian-backed militant group. A 38-year-old Middle East scholar from Israel was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research in Iraq, and officials from several countries say progress is being made to secure her release. The family of the scholar – Elizabeth Tsurkov, who al…
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Why a Princeton graduate student kidnapped in Iraq still isn’t free 800 days later
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Family of an Israeli held hostage in Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedom
With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to liberate an Israeli hostage held in Iraq by a different Iranian-backed militant group.A 38-year-old Middle East scholar from Israel was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research in Iraq, and officials from several countries say progress is being made to secure her release.The family of the scholar – Elizabeth Tsurkov, who also…
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