Freed hostage Emily Damari says scars show ‘freedom’ as she undergoes surgery The 28-year-old was taken from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on the morning of Hamas’s attack on Israel in 2023 Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2025
British-Israeli hostage claims Hamas held her at UN facilities Emily Damari, who was held hostage for 15 months, has spoken to prime minister Keir Starmer The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025
Hamas Hostage Reveals She Was Being Held in United Nations Facility, Denied Medical Treatment After Being Shot A hostage recently released from Hamas captivity revealed that she was held in United Nations facilities and denied medical treatment despite severe injuries. Latin Times · Jan 31, 2025
Keir Starmer spoke to freed hostage Emily Damari, family says The Prime Minister spoke with Ms Damari and her mother Mandy, according to a statement released on Friday. Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025
Freed Israeli hostage Emily Damari holds Tottenham scarf aloft as she thanks club and fans for their support Tottenham fans had rallied around Emily Damari who was released from Hamas captivity after 471 days Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025
Freed British Israeli hostage who lost two fingers ‘on road to recovery’ says mother Families of three female hostages plead for the ceasefire to continue in their first public comments since the dramatic release of their loved ones The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Freed British-Israeli hostage is ‘happiest person in the world’ Emily Damari, released with two other hostages after 471 days in captivity, overjoyed after being reunited with familyMiddle East crisis – live updates The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025
‘I’ve returned to my beloved life,’ freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari says after release from Gaza Emily Damari among first three hostages freed by Hamas as ceasefire deal takes effect, with 90 Palestinians held in Israeli jails also freed The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Freed British hostage says she has ‘returned to life’ Emily Damari was kidnapped during Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 2023 and was held captive for 15 months. Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Israel-Hamas Truce Holding After First Hostage-prisoner Swap A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange of three hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza. International Business Times · Jan 20, 2025
Families of hostages wait for news after three freed on first day of ceasefire Foreign Secretary David Lammy said ‘our thoughts are with’ British-linked hostages Eli Sharabi, Oded Lifshitz and Avinatan Or. Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025
Everything We Know About the 3 Women Hamas Released Today Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher are reunited with their families in Israel. Latin Times · Jan 19, 2025
Who is Emily Damari and how was she captured? British-Israeli woman freed from Hamas at last Family overjoyed as 28-year-old is free once more Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025
Last British hostage in Gaza freed after more than 15 months of captivity British-Israeli Emily Damari has been released by Hamas, her lawyers said. Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2025 Who are the Israelis released or recovered on the first day of the ceasefire? Three hostages held by Hamas are expected to be released Sunday after 471 days in captivity as part of a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group
Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025 Emily Damari: Sole British hostage named by Hamas as one of three to be released The 28-year-old British-Israeli was kidnaped during the October 7 attack and has been a hostage for 470 days.
International Business Times · Jan 19, 2025 Emily Damari: The British Hostage In Gaza Who Loves Spurs Emily Damari, 28, is a British-Israeli dual national whose mother has campaigned tirelessly for her release since she was kidnapped by Hamas militants in October 2023.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025 The three female hostages released first by Hamas under the ceasefire deal A British-Israeli citizen, a Nova festivalgoer and a veterinary nurse are the three women to be freed
Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2025 Hostages’ families ‘filled with trepidation’ ahead of ceasefire deal The deal is expected to come into force at 6.30am GMT.
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2025 Hostages’ families wait for news of releases as Israel approves ceasefire There has been no confirmation on the status of British-linked hostages, including Emily Damari, Eli Sharabi, Oded Lifschitz and Avinatan Or.
The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025 Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza – who are they and how many are still alive? More than 250 hostages were taken by Hamas in the October 7 attacks but will be freed under a deal proposed by Trump
Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025 Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal ‘on the brink’ of agreement, says David Lammy Mr Lammy said a deal to enable the ‘rebuilding of Gaza with Israel safe and secure’ will allow the region to ‘move forward in an atmosphere of peace’.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2024 Mother of last British Gaza hostage asks UK government for ‘solutions not sympathy’ Mandy Damari gives first news conference pleading for help to bring her daughter Emily and the 100 remaining hostages home
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024 Mother of sole British hostage in Gaza ‘wants solutions not sympathy’ Mandy Damari spoke of her daughter Emily, and the ordeal she is facing, at a press conference in London on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024 Mother of British hostage held in Gaza disappointed by Lammy’s aid tweet Mother of only UK hostage says foreign secretary criticised Israel’s response to Gaza humanitarian crisis hours after meeting her, but failed to mention her daughter