The freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari spoke to Keir Starmer on Friday and instructed the prime minister Hamas held her in services belonging to the UN refugee company Unrwa, her mom, Mandy, has stated.
Damari, 28, who was launched 12 days in the past, after greater than 15 months in captivity in Gaza, with two fingers lacking, additionally instructed Starmer that Hamas had denied her entry to medical therapy after capturing her twice.
Unrwa stated claims that hostages had been held in its premises had been “very critical”.
Its spokesperson Juliette Touma instructed the BBC the UN company, which was set as much as assist the aid and human growth of Palestinian refugees, and has introduced in about 60% of the meals assist that has reached Gaza because the warfare started, didn’t have entry to a number of of its services for a lot of months.
“The overwhelming majority of our buildings had been became shelter when the warfare began. There was additionally very, little or no provides and help that the company may give them.”
She added: “We’ve been calling for the discharge of hostages for months on finish … These claims that hostages have been held in Unrwa premises, even when they had been vacated, are completely critical.
“We’ve repeatedly known as for impartial investigations into these claims, together with the misuse and disrespect of Unrwa premises by Palestinian armed teams. That additionally consists of Hamas.”
An Israeli legislation banning the actions of Unrwa in Israel got here into pressure on Thursday and worldwide employees had been compelled to depart, a call the company predicted would “sabotage Gaza’s restoration and political transition” and critics say will jeopardise pressing humanitarian assist efforts within the area.
The Israeli authorities has accused Unrwa, which enjoys widespread worldwide assist and has greater than 30,000 employees, of using 190 Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, and 12 individuals who took half within the 7 October 2023 assaults. The company fired 9 staff after an investigation however denied knowingly aiding armed teams.
Damari and her mom gave the prime minister an replace on Damari’s situation on Friday, and the situations she lived beneath whereas she was held hostage, after which urged Starmer to make sure the Crimson Cross has entry to individuals nonetheless being held captive in Gaza.
“It’s a miracle that she survived, and we have to get assist to remaining hostages now,” her mom posted on X, together with {a photograph} of her holding the cellphone for her daughter to talk into.
Damari was taken from her dwelling within the Kfar Aza kibbutz on 7 October and shot within the hand, then “blindfolded and compelled into her personal automobile with two different pals”, her household stated beforehand.
Each Damari and her mom thanked Starmer for the federal government’s assist bringing about her launch on 19 January, and her mom stated the prime minister invited Damari to go to Downing Road when she had recovered.
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