Damari told Yousef that she was being held in the neighborhood of Hamas commander Izz al-Haddad, who, according to her hostages, called 'gold' and can accept exile for a deal.
Former Gaza -hostel Emily Damari organized Mosab Hassan Yousef, known as the 'Green Prince', in her house in Kfar Aza, where she revealed new details about her time in Hamas Captivity, N12 reported on Sunday.
Damari stated that she had wanted to meet Yoursef since she was taken by Hamas, and added that she had wanted to read his book 'Son of Hamas' before the war and had never had time.
“Maybe it would have made me sharper to go in that situation,” she said.
Damari said she did not want to suppress memories of her time in captivity.
“On the contrary, I want to learn more. Not to suppress it. Reading what this crazy man did is a privilege for us.”
Mosab Hassan Yousef speaks for a screening of uncensored images of the massacre of October 7 in Israel by Hamas terrorists in the United Nations on November 20, 2023 in New York City. (Credit: Noam Galai/Getty images)
On her return from captivity, Damari told her brother that she had to read the book to understand how her abductors thought and operated.
“If you've been there, those people, those monsters, seen and experienced, and then you read this and learn from it, you say, wow, that's how they think, that's how things make things. It makes me feel true. What is written, takes me back immediately,” she said.
“Their ideology, their faith – he really explains what they believe in and how they work.”
During their meeting, Damari Yousef told about the murder of her dog and her kidnapping on October 7, 2023.
“They shot my dog, the bullet went into my leg and then they just took us outside,” she explained.
“I saw perhaps 50 or 60 terrorists in the neighborhood and wondered what was going on. Then they just put us in a car and drove us in Gaza, in my own car, with Gali and Ziv [Berman]. “
While the two spoke, they heard artillery fire from Gaza in the background. “How do you feel when you hear that?” Yousef asked.
“It's fine, I grew up with it, I'm used to it,” said Damari. “In Gaza, when the bombs were very close, it was scary. But now it's fine. I am here. We have a safe room.”
Senior Hamas leader spoke with Damari several times, she claims
Damari shared how she was in a tunnel where Senior Hamas terror leader Izz al-Din Al-Haddad was located. “He was the boss,” she told Yousef. In response, he asked her if he was surrounded by hostages and she confirmed.
During her time in captivity, Haddad Damari told Hamas's objectives during the massacre of October 7, and claimed that their goal was to return as many hostages as possible, but that they did not believe they would infiltrate so far into Israeli territory.
Yousef claimed that Haddad is the only person who has the power and influence to cease -fires -in which he notices that US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Qatar and Hamas leaders in Doha do not have this ability.
Damari also claimed that Haddad said that he is “good with the idea” that Hamas leaders would be banned and another organization would rule the Gaza Strip. Yousef stated that this was the first he had heard that Haddad would be willing to exchange power for a safe passage.
