Freed British hostage Emily Damari has shared with the Mirror her plans to write a book detailing the harrowing 471 days she endured in Hamas captivity. She will also document her remarkable recovery post-release. On the anniversary of her freedom, Emily announced that the book is set to be published around October 7th, the day she was abducted in 2023 alongside her close friends Ziv and Gali Berman.
A close friend of Emily revealed that the book will initially be released in the UK as a tribute to her British supporters and loyal Spurs fans who advocated for her release during her time in Hamas captivity. The anticipated release date is slated for October 7th or shortly before. Following her release, Emily and her mother attended a Spurs match, where she expressed her gratitude to supporters, emphasizing the club as more than just a home but a family.
The forthcoming book, which will be published by Little Brown, aims to shed light on Emily’s abduction from her kibbutz. In a tragic turn of events, Hamas militants kidnapped a total of 251 individuals and caused the loss of approximately 1,200 lives in a single day, including some British nationals and local Arab Israelis.
Hamas recently freed three Israeli hostages, including Emily, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher, after a prolonged period of captivity. Emily, who suffered a traumatic ordeal during her abduction, displayed a defiant gesture by raising a V-sign with her remaining fingers, an act that became a symbol of resilience in Israel and at Spurs football matches.
Emily, a dual British-Israeli citizen now residing in Israel, expressed relief upon learning of the death of her Hamas captor, Muhammad Nasr Ali Quneita, who was responsible for her abduction. She commended the Israeli military’s targeted operation that led to Quneita’s demise, emphasizing the importance of holding perpetrators accountable.
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