Emily Damari shares unreleased hostage photos, says surviving Hamas captivity was a miracle

Emily Damari, kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and held by Hamas in Gaza, shared previously unreleased photos from her captivity on Instagram, marking three years since her abduction on the Hebrew calendar. She described being treated at Shifa Hospital for a gunshot wound and shrapnel injury, resulting in the amputation of two fingers, and undergoing additional hand surgery after her release in early 2025. Damari recounted that a 'doctor' introduced himself as 'Dr. Hamas,' accompanied by armed men, and stated that her survival is a miracle. She married her partner, Israeli food influencer Danielle Amit, in August.

Emily Damari, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and survived Hamas captivity in Gaza, shared previously unreleased photos from her time as a hostage on Instagram on Saturday, marking three years since her abduction on the Hebrew calendar. In her post, she described her experience at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where she was treated for a gunshot wound in her hand and a shrapnel injury in her leg. Ultimately, Damari had two fingers amputated. She also had additional surgery on her hand after her release in early 2025. Damari wrote that a 'doctor' introduced himself as 'Dr. Hamas,' accompanied by 'ten more monsters with Kalashnikovs [pointed] at my head.' She stated that 'people who know a little bit about medicine can understand from the pictures that the fact that I'm here today is a miracle.' In August, Damari married her partner, Israeli food influencer Danielle 'Dani' Amit, in a wedding celebration in Tel Aviv. The couple had gotten engaged in January 2026, one year after Damari was released from Hamas captivity. Numerous other former hostages attended the wedding.