Hamas, the UN, and President Trump
The ongoing release of Israeli hostages has brought more information to light about Hamas and its relationship with the United Nations. Thus:
Mandy Damari, mother of Emily Damari who was freed after 470 days in captivity earlier this month, revealed on Friday that her daughter was held in [United Nations Relief and Works Agency for for Palestine Refugees] facilities in Gaza during her captivity.
Damari made the revelation during a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mandy and Emily are British citizens.
The mother posted to X a picture of she and Emily speaking to Starmer and wrote, “Thank you Keir Starmer for calling us today and all your support in getting Emily home. Hamas held Emily in UNRWA facilities and denied her access to medical treatment after shooting her twice.”
So this young woman, coincidentally a British citizen, was shot twice by Hamas, taken prisoner, and held in a United Nations facility in Gaza while being denied medical treatment for her gunshot wounds.
The U.N. is shocked, shocked:
In a statement to Sky News, UNRWA said, “We at UNRWA are relieved that hostages have been released. We hope all other will be released too. It is also a relief that Ms. Damari has finally been reunited with her family.”
“Claims that hostages have been held in UNRWA premises, even if previously vacated, are very serious. We have repeatedly called for independent investigations into claims of misuse and disregard of UN premises by Palestinian armed groups, including Hamas,” stated UNRWA.
What a joke. UNRWA has long been an adjunct of Hamas. The idea that UNRWA employees didn’t notice that a badly wounded Israeli woman was being imprisoned in their office is laughable. But the U.N. says: someone should investigate!
Another newly-freed hostage, Arbel Yehud, was held by Gaza in solitary confinement, underground, for 482 days. Her father thanked President Trump for her release:
Yechi Yehud, father of Arbel who was freed on Thursday from captivity after 482 days, on Friday evening delivered a public statement from Sheba Hospital.
“Arbel has come back to us in reasonable health, considering the hell she endured. She survived heroically until the very end, displaying immeasurable courage,” Yehud said.
“We are here to express our gratitude to President Trump, and his Middle East Special Envoy Mr. Steve Whitcoff, who knew how to speak ‘Trump language’ in the Middle East and leverage full diplomatic pressure for the hostages’ return,” he added.
He went on to thank various German officials, too. But no one thinks Hamas finally released its captives because it is afraid of Olaf Scholz.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/hamas-the-un-and-president-trump.php
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