Iran, Israel in talks on deal to free abducted academic - report
Russian Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov is being held by pro-Iran militia in Iraq, Israel believes. Reports suggest the abduction was an attempt to pressure Israel to release detained Iranians.
Kataib Hezbollah Iraqi militia gather ahead of the funeral of the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI/FILE PHOTO)ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINEUpdated:
