Mum of Emily Damari says freed daughter ‘in high spirits’ and ‘on road to recovery’ after Brit’s Hamas captivity hell

BRAVE Brit hostage Emily Damari is “in precocious spirits and connected the roadworthy to recovery,” her mum has revealed.

The quality came arsenic Mandy Damari gave an affectional archetypal connection aft Emily’s merchandise from her fearfulness 471-day captivity by Hamas.

She praised the planetary effort that secured her daughter’s freedom, thanking the soldiers who “fought and gave their lives,” planetary leaders, and the thousands of volunteers who campaigned tirelessly for Emily’s harmless return.

Mandy, 63, said connected Monday: “I'm delighted to beryllium capable to archer you that Emily is successful precocious spirits and connected the roadworthy to recovery.

"As you volition person seen past night, she is an amazingly beardown and resilient young woman.”

In her plea to the world, the mum added: “Please support connected warring for the remaining 94 hostages who request to travel home.

"The hostages successful Gaza indispensable person entree to humanitarian assistance portion they are waiting to beryllium released.”

It comes arsenic the fearless Brit has spoken retired for the archetypal time since she was released by Hamas.

The 28-year-old said she is “the happiest idiosyncratic successful the world” successful the first Instagram post aft 15 months successful captivity.

She wrote: "I'm loving, loving, loving. Thanks beryllium to G-d. Thanks to my family, to Oreli, to the champion friends I person successful this world. I person returned to life, my loved ones.

"I person managed to spot conscionable a tiny spot of everything, and you person shattered my bosom from emotion. Thank you, convey you, convey you. I americium the happiest idiosyncratic successful the world, conscionable to be."

At the extremity of her station she signed with a "rock connected " emoji symbolising her 2 missing fingers she mislaid the time she was changeable successful the manus by Hamas.

Emily’s release, alongside Israeli captives Romi Gonen, 24, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, came arsenic portion of a fragile ceasefire woody betwixt Israel and Hamas.

But the travel to state was fraught with hostility and terror.

Emily, 28, was abducted during the devastating October 7 Hamas battle connected a kibbutz.

She suffered horrific injuries arsenic militants stormed her home, shooting her canine Choocha successful her arms earlier turning their guns connected her.

Two of her fingers were changeable off, and she was dragged into captivity.

For much than a year, Emily endured unthinkable conditions successful underground tunnels, described by freed captives arsenic places of “torture, isolation, and fear.”

She was incapable to devour oregon adjacent determination without permission.

Despite this, the brave Brit-Israeli became a beacon of anticipation for chap hostages, her adjacent person Liki Aviana calling her “a star” with “the biggest heart.”

The trio’s merchandise was astir derailed arsenic Hamas delayed providing their names, prompting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to impeach the radical of breaching the ceasefire terms.

Families waiting for quality of their loved ones endured agonising uncertainty until Hamas yet identified the women.

Emily, Romi, and Doron were handed implicit to Red Cross mediators successful scenes of precocious drama.

The women appeared terrified arsenic they were jostled by equipped Hamas militants and ferried done hostile crowds chanting and waving V-for-victory salutes.

Touching moments followed their accomplishment successful Israel, wherever Emily was embraced by her mum astatine an Israeli Defence Forces reception centre.

A photograph shared by Mandy showed the brace hugging for the archetypal clip successful implicit 15 months, with the caption: “Emily’s home.”

Another representation showed Emily, bandaged but defiant, waving her injured manus successful a almighty motion of resilience.

Mandy, who had kept her hopes live by pretending to hug Emily each morning, said her merchandise was made imaginable by a planetary effort.

She praised satellite leaders, including President Biden, President Trump, and the British government, arsenic good arsenic Spurs fans, volunteers, and the aesculapian unit astatine Sheba Hospital, who are present overseeing Emily’s recovery.

The ceasefire, which brought a impermanent halt to a 15-month Gaza struggle that has claimed implicit 46,000 lives, volition spot much hostages released successful stages implicit the adjacent fewer weeks.