Sudden and no price paid: Elizabeth Tsurkov and U.S. envoy Boehler share details on release from Iraq captivity
Tsurkov's sister told Channel 13's investigative program that Adam Boehler called to inform her of Elizabeth's release before she attended a meeting with Israel's hostage coordinator, who had not yet been told of the U.S.'s successful negotiations
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Tsurkov's sister told Channel 13's investigative program that Adam Boehler called to inform her of Elizabeth's release before she attended a meeting with Israel's hostage coordinator, who had not yet been told of the U.S.'s successful negotiations
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09:25 PM • December 25 2025 IST
New details have emerged about the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was held hostage by the Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq for more than two years. In a joint interview aired on Thursday with her sister and U.S. hostage envoy Adam Boehler, Tsurkov described her sudden release and confirmed that neither the U.S. nor Israel paid any concessions to secure her freedom.
