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Humza Yousaf's mother-in-law trapped in Gaza
First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf, at Bute House in Edinburgh, ahead of the SNP National Conference. Picture date: Thursday October 12, 2023.

THE mother-in-law of Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf is trapped in the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops prepare to invade the Palestinian enclave.

In what she said was her “last” video from the besieged and densely populated coastal territory, Elizabeth El-Nakla asked: “Where is people’s humanity?”

Ms El-Nakla, the mother of Mr Yousaf’s wife Nadia, and her husband Maged travelled from their home in Scotland last week to visit relatives in Gaza.

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