Emily Damari is a British Israeli who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from her family’s home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7. When the terrorists broke into the house, they shot the dog that was lying on Emily’s lap. Emily suffered gunshot wounds to her hand and leg and was subsequently kidnapped by the terrorists.
However, they did not reach her mother, Mandy Damariová. Here he saved the bullet-ridden and jammed lock of the room in which she was hiding. She spoke on the British BBC about the fateful day. “Every day I fear that he will kill her,” he says. Damariová is currently in the United Kingdom, where she is discussing the situation with political representatives, including the prime minister.
“My beautiful, smiling daughter was shot and forcibly taken from her home,” Damari told Sky News at a rally in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday. “Her beloved dog Choocha, who was with her, was killed by a gunshot wound to the neck,” she continued.
On October 7, Hamas killed 1,200 people in southern Israel. Emily ended up among 250 hostages taken to Gaza. “Sixty-four of our neighbors, men, women, children and seniors, were sadistically murdered and the rest kidnapped, including my Emily,” says Damariová.
“I’m afraid she’s dead, and if she’s not, she’s probably not getting enough food or water,” the hostage’s mother told the BBC. She added that it is very likely that her daughter does not have basic hygiene needs at her disposal and may also be seriously ill.
Emily Damari is a British Israeli woman who was taken hostage on October 7: stolen from her home. Her dog was shot on her lap as she was taken by terrorists.
I’ve met her English mother Mandy several times and she’s a stoic, shy woman who has had to find a voice to keep… pic.twitter.com/SUmmbD7PtZ— Nicole Lampert (@nicolelampert) October 6, 2024
Emily’s mother still has hope of saving her daughter partly also thanks to the recent statement of Donald Trump, who will take over the role of President of the United States on January 20. “Hell awaits those who committed these atrocities,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network, demanding that the release take place by the date he takes office.
Damari hopes that Trump will do everything in his power to release her daughter and the other hostages. “That post gave me some hope. Someone has to do something and take decisive steps to release them,” she said.
The British government’s recent decision to support the draft resolution of the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza was described by Emily’s mother as an insufficient effort that will definitely not lead to the release of the hostages. Although the proposal demanded their release, it was vetoed by the United States.
“It was completely like being stabbed in the heart. There was no condition for the release of the hostages. It was basically the signing of a death sentence for Emily, because if there is a ceasefire without the release of the hostages, the hostages will stay there forever,” said Damariová.
