Scotland's Humza Yousaf 'sick with worry' for in-laws trapped in Gaza

Scotland’s first minister and Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf has revealed that his parents-in-law are “trapped” in Gaza, amid four consecutive days of Israeli air strikes on the besieged enclave. 

His announcement comes as the BBC reported that 10 Britons were feared dead or missing following an unprecedented assault on Saturday by Hamas in southern Israel.

Israeli forces have retaliated with a relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has killed hundreds so far and levelled entire residential areas.

Yousaf, whose wife, Nadia el-Nakla, is of Palestinian heritage, reported that her parents Elizabeth and Maged were visiting family in Gaza when the Hamas assault took place and did not know “if they would make it through the night”. 

According to Yousaf, the Israeli authorities had instructed them to leave as "Gaza would effectively be turned into rubble" but “they cannot guarantee a safe passage to any of the borders".

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