The mother of Emily Damari, the only British hostage held by Hamas, has described how she escaped terrorists at the kibbutz where her daughter was kidnapped only because they could not break down her door. Mandy Damari, 63, who spoke at an event in Hyde Park, central London, on Sunday to mark a year since the October 7 attacks, told a close family friend how she had talked to her daughter Emily on the phone and ­exchanged texts as Hamas fighters broke through the community’s fence. “Emily lived in a young adult neighbourhood — that was the area that was by far the worst, where there were the most killings and kidnappings,” the family friend said. “The fence, which was just a glorified netball court

Source: The Times October 07, 2024 21:56 UTC