Hostage Survivor Emily Damari Recounts Harrowing Ordeal in Gaza
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- Hostage Emily Damari described her ordeal at Shifa Hospital.
- She detailed severe medical neglect and armed militants.
- Damari called her survival a true miracle.
- She expressed gratitude to family, security forces, and the public.
- Her friend Gali Berman was abducted with her.
Emily Damari, who was held hostage by Hamas, shared a deeply moving account of her captivity three years after being abducted on Simchat Torah. Damari described being held in a "disgusting room full of blood" at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, under the watch of armed militants. She recounted an encounter where a man identifying himself as "Dr. Hamas" approached her with ten armed individuals, leaving her praying for survival. Damari detailed the severe medical neglect she endured, including an open gunshot wound on her leg that bled for four months and stitches that remained for a year. She credited divine providence, her family, security forces, and the Israeli people for her survival, calling her return a "true miracle." Damari also expressed gratitude for her friend Gali Berman, who was abducted with her, and fellow hostage Romi Gonen. She concluded with a powerful affirmation of her love for life and her appreciation for the opportunity to reunite with her loved ones and begin the process of recovery.
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