From Elizabeth Tsurkov reportedly suffering severe back pain after release from captivity
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian student who was freed after over two years of captivity by an Iraqi militia, is seen in an ambulance upon her arrival at Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel. September 10, 2025. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov is suffering from severe back pain that is making it difficult for her to sit, after being freed from captivity by pro-Iran Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah, the Ynet news site reports.
Tsurkov underwent a spinal operation before she was kidnapped in Iraq, and it is likely that the pain was aggravated during her captivity, the report says.
Tsurkov is undergoing testing at Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan, in a protocol similar to the one for hostages returning from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
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