David Lammy remembers 7 October attack victims one year on

Addressing a memorial event in London on Sunday, Ms Damari’s mother, Mandy Damari, said that hostages that were released last November told her they had contact with her in captivity.

“Every day is living hell not knowing what Emily is going through,” she said.

She said Britain and other countries need to do more to secure the release of her daughter and the other hostages.

“How is it that she is still imprisoned there after one year? Why isn’t the whole world, especially Britain, fighting every moment to secure her release? She’s one of their own,” she said.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the country must “unequivocally” stand with the Jewish community and described 7 October as the “darkest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust”.

“As a father, a husband, a son, a brother – meeting the families of those who lost their loved ones last week was unimaginable. Their grief and pain are ours, and it is shared in homes across the land,” Sir Keir said.