The mother-in-law of Scotland’s First Minister, Elizabeth El-Nakla, travelled from Scotland last week to visit family in Gaza with her husband Maged.
’s wife Nadia – travelled from her home in Scotland last week to visit family in Gaza with her husband Maged, but has since been “trapped” there following the Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent reprisals.The region subject to the order includes Gaza’s biggest hospital, which Human Rights Watch has said is dealing with more than 6,000 casualties, and two major refugee camps.Speaking from Deir Al-Balah, south of Gaza city, Ms El-Nakla said: “Everybody from Gaza is moving towards where we are.
In a post alongside the video, Mr Yousaf said: “This is Elizabeth El-Nakla. She is my mother-in-law. A retired nurse from Dundee, Scotland.“She has been told to leave Gaza but, like the rest of the population, is trapped with nowhere to go.” “Closer to home, my thoughts are with my friends Nadia and Humza and their family, and also with Scotland’s precious Jewish community, at this unimaginably awful time.”The video comes after Mr Yousaf urged the international community to “step up”.
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