THE First Minister has said his mother-in-law, who is stuck in Gaza, has “lost hope”.
Elizabeth El-Nakla and her husband Maged travelled to the region before the Hamas attack and subsequent Israeli reprisals left them trapped.on Tuesday in an emotional statement that twice left him holding back tears, Humza Yousaf reiterated calls for a ceasefire, an increase in aid and a global refugee settlement scheme to be created for those who wish to flee.
Holding back tears, the First Minister added: “And in the meantime, I have a wife who really wants to hug her mum and dad, I have two girls who really miss their granny and grandad. Yousaf also spoke about meeting the mother of Bernard Cowan, a Scot who died in the Hamas attacks on Israel earlier this month.
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said his party “stands with Israel”, but also with civilians in Gaza, saying: “The Palestinian people are not Hamas. Scottish LibDem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton praised the “quiet dignity” with which the First Minister has carried himself since the Hamas attack, saying that both those in Gaza and Israel “have the right to live free from fear”.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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