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Emily Damari

Emily Damari: ‘I chose not to be a victim while I was held hostage’

Damari was speaking at the UJIA dinner in London

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Emily Damari (Photo: Blake Ezra)

Pro-Gaza MP Ayoub Khan (Image: Parliament TV).

Pro-Gaza independent MPs

Pro-Gaza MP dubbed ‘fool’ and urged to apologise for Emily Damari comments

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Former hostage Emily Damari and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

‘Shame on you’: released British hostage Emily Damari accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over Palestine recognition

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

The terrorist who held Emily Damari (centre) hostage was killed in an airstrike last month, the IDF has confirmed (Image: Flash90)

Hamas terrorist who held Emily Damari hostage killed in Israeli airstrike

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Emily Damari and her mother Mandy were given a heroes welcome at Tottenham on Sunday

‘I’m finally home’: emotional homecoming for Emily Damari as she attends Tottenham match in north London

By Jane Prinsley

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Emily Damari with her Spurs scarf following her release from Gaza

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Emily Damari is one of our own – Spurs should roll out the red carpet for her

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Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro is set to be among a group of 36 specially-selected torch lighters for Israeli Independence Day (Image: Getty)

Emily Damari and Ben Shapiro among torch lighters for Israeli Independence Day

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The spirit of the hostages is an inspiration to us all

We thought they’d be broken by their ordeal. But they are strong and brave and extraordinary

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February 5, 2025 11:33

Freed hostages (L-R) Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev watch surveillance soldier Agam Bergerbeing released from Hamas captivity in Gaza (Israel Defence Forces)

Freed British hostage Emily Damari says she was held in Unrwa facilities

British-Israeli hostage told Keir Starmer that she was kept in UN-funded location

By Jane Prinsley

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January 31, 2025 13:19

Released hostage Emily Damari and her mother Mandy spoke to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Friday morning (Photo: Emily Cohen)

Emily Damari thanks ‘amazing’ Spurs fans for unwavering support

The British hostage also called on Hamas to release the remaining 94 captives ‘as soon as possible’

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January 22, 2025 11:13

Emily Damari wants to thank Tottenham Hotspur, together with its fans and players, for all their unwavering support

Starmer thanks Netanyahu for work to secure Emily Damari release

Both leaders agreed to cooperate to combat the threat posed by Iran

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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January 21, 2025 16:31

Sir Keir Starmer offered his thanks to Benjamin Netanyahu for his help in securing the release of Emily Damari, a Downing Street spokesperson said (Image: Getty)

‘I was certain that I’d die in Gaza’ – freed hostages share their testimony after 471 days in Hamas captivity

The three women recalled being held in underground tunnels, undergoing medical procedures without anesthesia and seeing their families campaign for their release.

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January 21, 2025 11:25

(L-R) Released hostages Romy Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari

Hamas gives hostages ‘gift bags’ in propaganda stunt after 471 days in Gaza

The ‘goodie bags’ reportedly contained a map of the Strip and photos of the women in captivity

By Imogen Garfinkel

1 min read

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January 20, 2025 13:46

The hostages being released to the red cross in Gaza (Getty)

‘I’m the happiest person in the world’ Emily Damari says after freedom from Gaza

The British hostage was held by Hamas for 470 days

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January 20, 2025 09:19

‘I’m the happiest person in the world’ Emily Damari says after freedom from Gaza

Mandy Damari: “Emily’s nightmare in Gaza is over”

Emily was released by Hamas earlier today

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January 19, 2025 14:06

Emily reunited with her mother mandy

‘We need everyone back home’ In Hostages Square as Israel waits for captives to return

An anxious nation watched as three of its hostages returned home

By Amelie Botbol

7 min read

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January 19, 2025 13:48

Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. The crowds in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" cheered and whooped with joy late on January 19 at the news that the first three hostages freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal had returned to Israel. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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