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Humza Yousaf 'genuinely doesn't know' if he'll see in-laws trapped in Gaza again
13.10.2023 - 19:59 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Humza Yousaf says he “genuinely does not know” if he will see his in-laws who are currently trapped in Gaza again.
The First Minister says he feels “completely powerless” to help Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, who went to visit relatives in Gaza last week. The couple became trapped after Hamas militants massacred hundreds of Israelis on Saturday, triggering an escalation in the conflict.
Mr Yousaf has also accused the Israeli government of “going too far”. He told the BBC’s Chris Mason: “All of us have said that, myself included, but collective punishment cannot be justified.
“Yes, they are going too far, collective punishment cannot be justified. It is innocent men, women, children, babies, with nothing to do with Hamas, who are paying an extraordinary price for those atrocious attacks, that they have nothing to do with.”
On Friday, Mrs El-Nakla shared a video asking: “Where is the humanity?” which Mr Yousaf told Sky News was a “really hard video to watch” for both him and his wife, Nadia El-Nakla. In an emotional interview, Mr Yousaf told Beth Rigby, Sky’s political editor, he did not know if he would see his in-laws again.
He said: “I do not know, I genuinely do not know if I will see my in-laws again. Nadia doesn’t know she’s going to see her mum and dad again. And all we can do is watch the news and look at all the rolling coverage.”
Despite being First Minister of Scotland, Mr Yousaf told Ms Rigby he felt “completely powerless” to help his mother and father-in-law.
He said: “All we can do is try to tell people’s story. I cannot tell you how powerless and helpless I feel. Your first instinct is to protect your family as best you can and I am completely powerless.”
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