Overview

• Emily Hand, a nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl, was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days and now uses code words to talk about her experience.
• Her father, Thomas Hand, revealed that Emily was threatened with a knife during her captivity and suffers from panic attacks.
• Emily refers to her time in Gaza as 'the box' and uses names of foods she dislikes as code for terrorists.
• Despite her ordeal, Emily's father expresses a desire to return to their home near Gaza, while Emily shows ambivalence.
• The family was advised by psychiatrists not to press Emily for details about her captivity, allowing her to share information voluntarily.