THE Hamas terrorist who held Brit hostage Emily Damari captive has been assassinated in a targeted airstrike.
Muhammad Nasr Ali Quneita, who invaded southern Israel on October 7, 2023, was killed in Gaza City, the Israeli military said.
The IDF said alongside footage of the stike: “Quneita was a terrorist in Hamas’s Al-Furqan Battalions’ military intelligence, who infiltrated Israel during the brutal Oct 7 massacre and held Emily Damari hostage in his home at the start of the war.”;
grew up in southeastbefore moving to Israel in her 20s.
TheSpursfan was shot in the hand and suffered shrapnel wounds to the leg when she was snatched from the Kfar Aza kibbutz village on October 7.
Emilywas among the first captives to be freed from a list of 33 due to be released over the coming weeks.
Dramatic footage showed hersurrounded by masked gun-toting terroristsas she got out of the van alongside fellowIsraelicaptivesRomi Gonen, 24, andDoron Steinbrecher, 31.
Soon after pictures taken of Emily with her loved ones showed her waving her hand in the “rock on”; gesture that has become a symbol of solidarity for many Israelis.
Some have even had it tattooed in tribute to the brave young woman.
After her release Emily said: “I’m loving, loving, loving. Thanks be to G-d. Thanks to my family, to Oreli, to the best friends I have in this world. I have returned to life, my loved ones.
“I have managed to see just a tiny bit of everything, and you have shattered my heart from emotion. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am the happiest person in the world, just to be.”;
A delighted mum Mandy said: “Thank you to everyone in the UK and around the world who supported the campaign to bring Emily home, and for all your messages here on X.
“You are amazing and we love you all.”;
Emily was forced to use a bucket as a toilet and starved as captives were given half a pita bread a day to eat.
Hamas hostages released in November 2023, revealed captives were not allowed to wash or change clothes with many of them contracting lice.
They reported the level of sanitation was atrocious with big groups of hostages being forced to share a toilet with no water causing disease to spread.
A mere few days ago, Hamas said it would release 10 hostages amid ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire deal for war-torn Gaza.
The group’s statement on Thursday came afterbrokered by Qatar in a bid to bring peace for the Gazan people who have been subject to relentless bombing and starvation.
Both Hamas and Israel have spoken positively about the prospects, but there are reportedly a number of crucial sticking points
Israeli Prime Ministerhas long argued that Hamas must be.
In turn, Hamas wants guarantees that the war would not resume after any ceasefire – as happened earlier this year.
It comes just days after President Donald Trump signalled his belief that an agreement for a 60-day truce would be struck before the end of the week.
