Vile moment Israeli hostages are given ‘gift bags’ by Hamas terrorists with ‘certificate & photos’ before they are freed
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THIS is the vile moment the three Israeli hostages were handed Hamas "gift bags" containing haunting mementos of their captivity just before they were freed. The bags reportedly included photos of the women during their imprisonment and a so-called "certificate," a grim reminder of their 15-month nightmare in Gaza.
![[Women in a car holding certificates with a military emblem.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_df6d5e.png?strip=all&w=960)
The twisted spectacle was captured in a propaganda video released by Hamas on Sunday. It showed the three terrified women - Emily Damari, 28, Romi Gonen, 24, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31 - being mobbed by crowds as they were transferred to Red Cross officials at a central square in Gaza City.
![[A girl in a car receives a certificate.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_d50408.png?strip=all&w=960)
Masked operatives with machine guns flanked the hostages, while hundreds of Palestinians gathered to watch the tense exchange. The footage paints a chilling picture of the ordeal these women endured, with their fear evident as they climbed out of a Hamas van into Red Cross vehicles.
![[Two women loading bags into a van.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_8f92a3.png?strip=all&w=960)
Emily Damari, a British-Israeli dual citizen, returned home on Sunday after enduring what her family described as a “horrendous ordeal.”. Her mum, Mandy, issued a heartfelt statement, saying: "After 471 days Emily is finally home. "I want to thank everyone who never stopped fighting for Emily throughout this horrendous ordeal, and who never stopped saying her name.
![[Photo of Emily Damari, a British hostage in Gaza.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/5376927d-85ea-4616-9caf-4b004fa5594e.jpg?strip=all&w=757)
"In Israel, Britain, the United States, and around the world. Thank you for bringing Emily home.". The emotional toll was visible in the first image of Emily following her release—a snapshot of her grinning during a video call with her brother, her bandaged hand a stark reminder of the violence she survived.
![[Photo of Romi Gonen.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cf41c229-d9e9-458d-be81-67fb65591102.jpg?strip=all&w=773)
