The hostage says the scars show “force” before the operation

The British-Israeli hostage, released by Hamas after 15 months in captivity, said her marks were “freedom, hope and strength” while she suffered a series of operations for her injuries.

28 -year -old Emily Damari was shot in the hand while dragged from her home in southern Israel during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, which made her lose two fingers.

She said that surgery in Gaza had left her in “intense pain” for a year and a half and that a scar of “open, purulent wound” did not cure months because of the conditions she was held.

Prior to her treatment, Da Damari said she had “embraced” the pain and injuries because of what they symbolized her.

D -Ja Damari was held by Hamas in Gaza 471 days before her release. She was one of the first hostages to be released As part of the fire termination deal, it was reached between the Palestinian armed group and Israel after 15 months of fighting.

She was taken from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the border of Gaza, in the morning of Hamas’s unprecedented attack.

D -ga Damari was also shot in the legs and before that she said she had that she had obtained only an outdated bottle of iodine to treat her wounds While in captivity.

The 28-year-old said the complex operations of her hand and legs at the medical center of Sheba of Israel have gone “much better than expected.”

She said the scar on her hand “seems better” and that the pain caused by the “nerves that are sewn together” in the gas went.

Now, with the help of physiotherapy, she hoped to improve her hand.

But Da Damari noted that her recovery would take time and her hand “will never recover completely.”

She said that the conditions under which hostages were held were “unthinkable”.

“It was shocking, but it’s not surprising to see How many were enchanted by some of the other hostages When they came out, she thinks.

“Hamas created hell on earth,” she said, adding that there are others whose mental and physical health is “in a much more form” than hers. She called for the release of all other hostages without delay.

Mrs. Damari’s mother, who grew up in Becanham in southeast London, added that her daughter was “sewn like a pin” in Gaza.

“It is nothing but a miracle that it has not made a life -threatening infection,” said Mandy Damari.

D -Ja Damari said she was “so excited” to visit the UK with her mother after healing and the other hostages were released.

“I have so many people that I want to thank personally for helping me get my life back.”

The couple was invited to Downing Street by the United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Kyar Starmer, who had previously talked to Da Damari on the phone.

During this conversation, she said it was held at the facilities of the United Nations organization during her captivity. The UN Gaza Agency has called for an independent investigation into the claim.

A total of 251 hostages were taken by Hamas when he attacked Israel on October 7, 2023 and another 1,200 people were killed.

The attack caused a war that devastated Gaza. Israel’s military offensive killed at least 48,365, according to the health ministry in the territory.

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