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'Make ground in Gaza tremble': Egypt warned Netanyahu of Hamas plans before October 7

Fresh details have emerged about warnings issued to Israel ahead of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, amid a report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned by the United Arab Emirates about plans for a major assault in the weeks leading up to the invasion.

The Times of India · Sep 9

After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive

Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released after being kidnapped and tortured by an Iraqi militia for more than two years

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

Israeli-Russian captive in Iraq Tsurkov was freed in exchange deal: Report

Tasnim reports a naval officer seized by Israel and another prisoner were released for Elizabeth Tsurkov’s freedom.

Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2025

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Who Is Elizabeth Tsurkov? 10 Photos of the Israeli-Russian Academic Freed After 2 Years in Iraqi Captivity

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian Princeton student, has been freed after over two years in captivity by Kata'ib Hezbollah in Iraq. Here's what we know.

International Business Times UK · Sep 10, 2025

Qatar says it has a right to respond to Israeli attack that killed six in Doha: Latest

The Qatari prime minister accused Israel of ‘dragging the region to a place where it unfortunately cannot be repaired’

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Israeli-Russian researcher freed in Iraq after two years in captivity

US President Trump confirms Elizabeth Tsurkov freed after being held by Iraqi group amid spy claims.

Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2025

Princeton student released after being held captive for over 900 days in Iraq

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The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

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Israeli-Russian graduate student freed after 903 days in captivity of Iraqi militant group

Elizabeth Tsurkov, who entered Iraq to do research for Princeton, had gone missing there in early 2023

The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2025

Iraq's prime minister seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay

The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

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

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

Israel rallies global support to win release of a woman believed kidnapped in Iraq

A senior Israeli official says the government is working with allies in a renewed push to win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian researcher who is believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq nearly two years ago

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Biden To Host Iraqi PM For Talks On ISIS Mission

President Biden to meet Iraqi PM al-Sudani to discuss ISIS fight, financial reforms, and U.S.-Iraq relations.

Kataib Hezbollah Releases Video Of Kidnapped Israeli-Russian Academic

First sign of life from terror group since March capture; family urges help for release

Zenger · Nov 14, 2023

Video purports to show Israeli-Russian researcher kidnapped in Iraq

A video broadcast on an Iraqi television station and circulated on pro-Iranian social media purports to show an Israeli-Russian researcher who was allegedly kidnapped in Iraq

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

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Zenger · Sep 14, 2023

Sister Of Israeli Captive In Iraq Calls For US Intervention

The sister of an Israeli-Russian academic held hostage in Iraq since March calls on the US to intervene to help secure her release

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says

The sister of a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago says the United States should use its influence to help win her freedom

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Friends and colleagues ‘appalled’ by lies about Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq

Those who know Elizabeth Tsurkov came to her defence after some of her tweets from more than 10 years ago circulated, fuelling claims that she is a spy

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023

Iraq investigates militia kidnapping of Israeli-Russian academic

The Israeli government has said Tsurkov is being held by the Shia militia Kataib Hezbollah.

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The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq by Iran-backed militia

Ms. Tsurkov’s colleagues at New Line Magazine wrote they hadn’t heard from her since 19 March

Zenger · Jul 6, 2023

Iran-Backed Militia Holds Dual Israeli-Russian Citizen Hostage In Iraq

Kata'ib Hezbollah, designated as a Foreign Terror Organization, is responsible for the abduction

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Princeton doctoral student kidnapped in Iraq on research trip

Ms. Tsurkov’s colleagues at New Line Magazine wrote they hadn’t heard from her since 19 March

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022

Israel knows it will get away with the attack on Shireen Abu Aqleh’s funeral

The violent scenes in Jerusalem reveal a culture of impunity among the Israeli leadership, says Elizabeth Tsurkov of the Forum for Regional Thinking

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