This release is significant as it highlights the ongoing risks faced by researchers in conflict zones and the international efforts involved in securing the freedom of hostages.

Elizabeth Tsurkov, who entered Iraq to do research for Princeton, had gone missing in Iraq in early 2023Israeli-Russian academic and Princeton student Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released after being kidnapped by Kata’ib <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah">Hezbollah</a> and spending more than two years in captivity, Donald Trump said in a post on social media.“I am pleased to report that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton Student, whose sister is an American Citizen, was just released by Kata’ib Hezbollah (MILITANT Hezbollah), and is now safely in the American Embassy in Iraq after being tortured for many months. I will always fight for JUSTICE, and never give up. HAMAS, RELEASE THE HOSTAGES, NOW!” the US president wrote in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115176212194047212">TruthSocial post</a> on Tuesday. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/09/israeli-russian-graduate-student-freed-after-903-days-in-hezbollah-captivity">Continue reading...</a>

تعتبر هذه الإفراج مهمة لأنها تسلط الضوء على المخاطر المستمرة التي يواجهها الباحثون في مناطق النزاع والجهود الدولية المبذولة لضمان حرية الرهائن.

تم الإفراج عن إليزابيث تسوركوف، طالبة الدراسات العليا في جامعة برينستون، بعد 903 أيام من الأسر على يد حزب الله في العراق. تم تأكيد إطلاق سراحها من قبل دونالد ترامب على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي.

Esta liberación es significativa ya que resalta los riesgos continuos que enfrentan los investigadores en zonas de conflicto y los esfuerzos internacionales involucrados en asegurar la libertad de los rehenes.

Elizabeth Tsurkov, estudiante de posgrado de Princeton, ha sido liberada tras 903 días en cautiverio por parte de Hezbollah en Irak. Su liberación fue confirmada por Donald Trump en las redes sociales.

Cette libération est importante car elle met en lumière les risques continus auxquels sont confrontés les chercheurs dans les zones de conflit et les efforts internationaux déployés pour obtenir la liberté des otages.

Elizabeth Tsurkov, étudiante diplômée de Princeton, a été libérée après 903 jours de captivité par le Hezbollah en Irak. Sa libération a été confirmée par Donald Trump sur les réseaux sociaux.

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton graduate student, has been freed after 903 days in captivity by Hezbollah in Iraq. Her release was confirmed by Donald Trump on social media.

Israeli-Russian graduate student freed after 903 days in Hezbollah captivity

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