#Latest news with #IsraeliScholarWashington Post29-05-2025GeneralWashington PostFamily of an Israeli held hostage in Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedomDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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. A 38-year-old Middle East scholar from Israel was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research in Iraq, and officials from several countries say progress is being made to secure her release.
Washington Post29-05-2025GeneralWashington PostFamily of an Israeli held hostage in Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedomDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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. A 38-year-old Middle East scholar from Israel was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research in Iraq, and officials from several countries say progress is being made to secure her release.
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