EXCLUSIVE: The former SNP leader accused the Netanyahu government of 'making Israel and the entire region more unstable' on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack.
Humza Yousaf has warned the Israeli government's desire for "revenge" has pushed the Middle East to the brink of war.
The Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has since widened the conflict by attacking Hezbollah militants based in the south of Lebanon, which has prompted Iran to fire missles at Israel in retaliation. "However, the retaliation from the government of Israel has gone far beyond a legitimate response, it is revenge. That revenge has resulted in the collective punishment of millions of innocent people, who have been killed, injured, forced to flee their homes and starved to death.
The former first minister's family was directly impacted by the invasion of Gaza in October last year as his wife's parents were in the region visiting relatives when fighting broke out.
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