Trump says Princeton student Elizabeth Tsurkov freed after being held by Hezbollah for 2 years

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced Princeton University student Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released by Hezbollah, an Islamist militant organization.

Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli dual citizen who identifies as Jewish, was "just released" by Kata’ib Hezbollah, and is now safe inside the American Embassy in Iraq, the president wrote in a Truth Social post.

She was abducted at a café in Baghdad’s Karrada district in 2023 while conducting academic research for her dissertation, and was allegedly tortured over the span of months.

Her sister is an American citizen.

"I will always fight for JUSTICE, and never give up," Trump wrote in the post. "HAMAS, RELEASE THE HOSTAGES, NOW!"