Emily Damari, one of the first hostages freed by Hamas in the cease-fire agreement, is speaking out for the first time following her release.
Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge.
The group is set to release the more than 90 hostages over the coming weeks as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel.
Emily Damari was one of the 251 people that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted from Israel to the Gaza Strip during their attack on October 7. She was 27 at the time but has since turned 28.
For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims.
The return to the status quo was clearly evident Sunday when the terrorist group and its supporters brazenly paraded around Gaza City’s Saraya Square during the first day of the cease-fire,
Militant fighters resurface in Gaza armed with Kalashnikovs and cameras, but show of strength could be a hollow one
Hamas on Sunday released the names of three Israeli captives to be freed on the first day of the ceasefire. The Palestinian group has handed over their names – Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31 – to the mediators.
Hamas faces an uncertain future post-ceasefire, grappling with leadership losses, declining foreign support, and strained relations with Palestinian factions. Amid pragmatic concessions and resistance rhetoric,
After months of stalled negotiations, truce to end war in Gaza and release hostages was reached with a multi-stage deal
BRAVE British hostage Emily Damari has spoken out for the first time since she was released by Hamas. The 28-year-old said she is “the happiest person in the world” in the first Instagram