Emily Damari, one of the first hostages freed by Hamas in the cease-fire agreement, is speaking out for the first time following her release.

Emily Damari was one of the 251 people that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted from Israel to the Gaza Strip during their attack on October 7. She was 27 at the time but has since turned 28.

The group is set to release the more than 90 hostages over the coming weeks as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel.

The group's gunmen are guarding aid convoys on Gaza's dusty roads, and its blue-uniformed police once again patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge.

For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims.

Hamas faces an uncertain future post-ceasefire, grappling with leadership losses, declining foreign support, and strained relations with Palestinian factions. Amid pragmatic concessions and resistance rhetoric,

Of all the images to have streamed out of Gaza on Sunday, perhaps the most telling was, ironically, that of a camera itself.

Hamas fighters took to the streets of Khan Yunis, parading triumphantly on vehicles as cheering crowds celebrated the implementation of a Gaza ceasefire agreement. The parade, marked by chants of support and displays of armed strength,

Hamas on Sunday released the names of three Israeli captives to be freed on the first day of the ceasefire. The Palestinian group has handed over their names – Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31 – to the mediators.

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The deal brings hope for Palestinians facing food shortages and widespread death and destruction, but its terms are controversial for an Israeli public traumatized by the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack—and wary of security concessions. Israel’s cabinet still has to give the deal its blessing.