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The Israeli-Russian explorer has been released after “tormented for many months” by its Iraqi police abductors, US President Donald Trump announced.
In a publication about Truth Social Trump said: “I am pleased to announce that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a student in Princeton, whose sister is an American citizen, has just been released by Kataib Hezbollah and is now safe at the US Embassy in Iraq.”
Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani confirmed the release of Mrs. Tsurkov shortly after.
She had disappeared in Iraq during a research trip in March 2023 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a few months later that she was held by Iran -supported by Iran, Hezbollah.
In a publication of X, Sudani stated that the release of Gja Tskovov was “a culmination of extensive efforts made by our security services for many months.”
He added that the security services on Tuesday were able to “reveal” the place the student occupied before handing it over to the US Embassy.
D -Ja Zchkov entered Iraq in his Russian passport, Netanyahu’s office said at that time.
According to the website of G -Jza Tskovov, her research focuses on the Levant – a historical term, which refers to a large geographical region, including present -day Israel, Syria and other areas – and the “Syrian Uprising and the Civil War”.
Catabel Hezbollah (brigades from the Party of God) is a powerful Iraqi Shiite militia that receives financial and military support from Iran. It was identified by the United States as a terrorist organization in 2009.
In the Tuesday publication on Truth Social Trump also said, “I will always fight for justice and never give up.
“Hamas, let go hostages, now!” He added, in connection with these people seized by the Palestinian group during his deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
