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Live: Family of freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari speak for first time after her release

Watch live as the family of British-Israeli woman Emily Damari speaks out for the first time since she was freed by Hamas on Sunday (19 January) after more than 15 months in captivity. The 28-year-old was the last British hostage in Gaza. She and her friend Doron Steinbrecher, 31, were captured from Kibbutz Kfar Aza in the October 7 attack by Hamas. The pair were freed alongside Romi Gonen, 24, who was seized from the Nova music festival. Ms Damari's family said that she lost two fingers in the deadly 7 October attacks, and held up her bandaged hand in pictures after her release. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has officially begun ushering in an initial six-week period of calm after a devastating 15-month conflict. Many hope the truce, brokered after more than a year of negotiations by the US, Qatar, and Egypt, will herald the end of the conflict that has ravaged Gaza, where Israel’s bombardment has killed more than 46,000 people and displaced more than 90 per cent of the 2 million population. They also hope it will secure the release of nearly all 100 remaining hostages abducted from Israel during Hamas’s attack on 7 October 2023, during which more than 1,200 people were killed. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok /   / independent   Instagram /   / the.independent   X (Twitter) /   / independent   Facebook /   / theindependentonline   Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations