Emily Hand, 9, was broken & nearly mute after 50 horror days as a Hamas hostage – now dad reveals ‘she is smiling again’

WHEN she ran into her dad’s open arms after 50 days of hostage hell in Gaza, nine-year-old Emily Hand was traumatised and broken.

The wide-eyed waif’s weight had crashed, her clothes and hair were matted and filthy and she was unable to speak in more than a whisper.

Dan CharityEmily with her father Thomas hand[/caption] Dan CharityEmily sitting with a poster with her face after Hamas kidnapped her[/caption] ReutersDad Tom said he hoped his daughter was dead rather than be...