Only the mother of a British hostage in Gaza fears for her life.

The mother of the only British Israeli held hostage by Hamas has described growing fears for her daughter’s life after more than 400 days in captivity.

Emily Damari, 28, was abducted by Hamas from her home in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

“I’m afraid she’s dead,” her mother Mandy told the BBC in her first television interview. And if she is not dead, she is not getting enough food to eat, she is not able to wash herself, drink water, she may be sick. “

“He’s suffering from gunshot wounds to his hand and leg…I worry every day, I worry every second because in the next second, he could be killed, just because he’s there.”

Surrey-born Mandy Damari called on the British government to do more to ensure humanitarian aid is delivered to the hostages while negotiations for their release continue.

He also welcomed US President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that there would be “hell to pay” if the hostages were not released before he took office in January, saying: “It made me a little more Made hopeful”.

Hamas gunmen shot Emily and killed her dog when they attacked Kibbutz Kfar Azza nearly 14 months ago.

Mandy also went into hiding when Hamas stormed her home and was only saved when a bullet jammed the lock of the room she was hiding in.

About 1,200 people were killed that day, while Emily and 250 others were taken hostage and taken back to Gaza.

The US, Egypt and Qatar have spent months working on a deal to secure the release of the remaining 97 hostages in exchange for a ceasefire in Gaza. But the talks have stalled, with Hamas and Israel blaming each other for the impasse.

Without directly mentioning Hamas or Gaza, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday: “Everyone is talking about the hostages being held in the Middle East so violently, inhumanely and against the will of the entire world. Has been – but it’s all talk, and no action!”

“If the hostages are not released before January 20, 2025, the date on which I will proudly take office as President of the United States, all hell will pay in the Middle East, and for those responsible who committed these atrocities against humanity,” he warned.

Mrs Damari said the post “gave me a little bit of hope that maybe someone actually cares about what’s going on out there”.

“Someone has to do something and take drastic action to free them. And that’s the strongest thing I’ve heard anyone say in a long time.

He said he hoped Trump would do everything possible to free his daughter and the other hostages.

Mrs Dumari – who describes her daughter as a Spurs football fan who likes to come to the UK to visit family, shop and visit pubs – is frustrated with the British government.

She is currently meeting political leaders including the Prime Minister in the UK.

But he described the government’s recent decision to support a draft UN Security Council resolution as not doing enough to ensure the release of hostages for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The draft called for their release, but was vetoed by the United States, which said it did not make it a precondition for a ceasefire.

“I really felt like they were stabbing me in the heart. There were no conditions for the release of the hostages… it was basically signing a death warrant for him. [Emily]Because if there is a cease-fire without the release of the hostages, the hostages will be there forever,” said Mrs. Damari.

Now she wants them to do more.

“I really need the British government if they are not able to release him immediately, at least to get him humanitarian aid or a sign of life, and tell me what is going on with him, Because I’m desperate for a sign of life.”

He added: “We talk about humanitarian aid for Gaza all the time, but I don’t hear about humanitarian aid for the hostages who are being held in deplorable conditions. I am desperate to get humanitarian aid there. It’s a human right to allow people to see what’s going on with him.”

Mrs Damari initially did not speak publicly about her daughter because she trusted governments and negotiators to release her. give But now she wants the British public to understand that dual citizenship is being maintained.

“She’s the only British hostage who’s been held hostage… and I want people to help me get her out, to be her voice because she can’t speak up for herself. She doesn’t have a voice.”

More than 44,500 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched a military campaign in response to the Oct. 7 attack, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.