Hostage says scars show ‘strength’ ahead of surgery

A British Israeli hostage issued by Hamas after 15 months of families said that its scars represent “freedom, hope and strength” because it underwent a series of surgeries due to its injuries.

Emily Damari, 28, was shot, who was dragged from her home in southern Israel during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, causing two fingers to lose.

She said that an operation in Gaza left it in “severe pain” for a year and a half, and that a scar from an “open wound and a festival” had not been cured for months due to the circumstances in which it was held.

Before treating her, Ms. Damari said that she “fully embraced” pain and injuries due to what is symbolized.

Mrs. Damari was detained by Hamas in Gaza for 471 days before her release. She was One of the first hostages to be edited As part of the ceasefire deal between the Palestinian Armed Group and Israel after 15 months of fighting.

She was moved from her home in Kibbutz Kfar AZA, near the Gaza border, in the morning of the unprecedented Hamas attack.

Mrs. Damari was also shot in the leg, and she had previously had her I only got a bottle of simple iodine to treat her wounds While in captivity.

The 28 -year -old said that the complex operations on her hand and leg at the Shiba Medical Center in Israel are “much better than expected.”

She said that the scar on her hand was “better” and that the pain caused by the “nerves that are sewn together” in Gaza had gone.

Now, with the help of physical therapy, she hoped to improve the use of her hand.

But Mrs. Damari noticed that her recovery would take time and that her hand “will never recover.”

She said that the circumstances in which the hostages were held “cannot be conceived.”

“It was shocking, but not surprising to see How to defeat some other hostages When they came out, “reflected.

She said, “Hell’s enthusiasm was created on the ground,” adding that there were others whose mental and physical health was “in much worse” than her salary. She called for the issuance of all the remaining hostages without delay.

The mother of Mrs. Damari, who grew up in Pikinham in southeast London, added that her daughter was “sewn like a pin pillow” in Gaza.

Mandy Damari said: “It is no less than a miracle that it has not been less than a life -threatening infection,” said Mandy Damari.

Ms. Damari said she was “very excited” to visit the UK with her mother as soon as she heals and released the remaining hostages.

“I have a lot of people I would like to thank me to help me restore my life.”

The couple was invited to Downing Street by UK Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer, who previously spoke to Mrs. Damari over the phone.

During that conversation, she said she was detained in United Nations facilities during her capture. The United Nations Gaza Agency called for an independent investigation into the prosecution.

In total, 251 hostages were taken by Hamas when Israel attacked October 7, 2023, and 1,200 others were killed.

The attack sparked a war that destroyed Gaza. The Israeli military attack was killed at least 4,8365 people, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health in the region.

The first stage of the ceasefire entered into force on January 19, allowing the release of 33 Israelis and five Thai hostages in exchange for about 1900 Palestinian prisoners.