Trump’s message to the Sudanese: Are you able to liberate Tsurkov?
Shafaq News / The US envoy of the hostages, Adam Boehler, on Wednesday sent a message from Donald Trump to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani about his government’s ability to liberate the Israeli kidnapper Elsabeth Tsurkov, who is believed to have been kidnapped by an Iraqi faction about two years ago in the capital Baghdad.
Trump’s envoy, according to a news published by the Israeli website “Ynet”, translated by Shafak News Agency, made an implicit threat to the Sudanese, regarding Tsurkov, saying: “Either you are incapable, or you are an accomplice in the kidnapping process,” adding: “If (Tsurkov) does not return to her home, you are an partner.”
The Times of Israel recently reported that Israeli authorities had asked several Western countries to exert pressure on Baghdad to work on the release of Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Baghdad in 2023.
The Israeli newspaper also reported on Tel Aviv’s move through indirect talks with Baghdad, conducted by mediators, in order to work to secure the release of Tsurkov, who also holds Russian citizenship.
Media reports said last Friday that Israel was close to completing an exchange deal to release Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq for about two years.
According to a report published by the British website “Amwaj”, translated by Shafaq News Agency, Israel intends to complete an exchange deal to release detainees from the Lebanese Hezbollah, who have been detained since the outbreak of the war, including Imad Amhaz, the Lebanese naval captain, who was captured during a special operation carried out by the naval commando unit “Shayet 13” about three months ago.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein confirmed in a statement to the Axios website last week that Tsurkov is still alive, noting that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani is making efforts to release her.
Tsurkov is 36 years old and holds bich Israeli and Russian citizenship, and resided in the United States while completing her graduate studies at Princeton University. It is estimated that she is being held by Hezbollah battalions in Iraq.
At that time, the Israeli Prime Minister issued a statement saying: “We hold Iraq fully responsible for its safety and health. It is an academic who visited Iraq with its Russian passport on its personal initiative, as part of her academic research to obtain a doctoral degree from Princeton University. The case is dealt with by the competent authorities in Israel to ensure its security and safety.
For her part, Irina, Tsurkov’s mother, expressed her displeasure with the authorities’ handling of the case, telling Channel 13 that “no government official contacted me, and no one updated me of any updates. The last time I heard from her was two months ago when she was in Turkey, and she told me that everything is fine but she was not available because of the weakness of the network. I don’t understand what happened, suddenly the journalists started communicating with me.”
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