FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has said he shed “tears of relief” after sharing the news that his in-laws would be coming home.
The El-Naklas, from Dundee, were in Gaza visiting relatives when the conflict erupted, and Yousaf has regularly shared updates on his family’s situation – including that they had to drink sea water due to a lack of clean resources.
The situation has taken its toll on Yousaf and his family, but he thanked those who sent messages of support from across the political spectrum and around the world as well as his Scottish Government team. El-Nakla is currently trying to organise flights from Egypt for her parents, so it is not yet clear when they will arrive back in Scotland.But the UK Government insists a ceasefire will give Hamas the opportunity to attack “indiscriminately”.
“What we’re not going to do is stop the suffering in the long term if all we do is kill innocent civilians.”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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