Scottish first minister calls for Gaza humanitarian corridor

Humza Yousaf, the first minister of Scotland, has called on the UK government to push for a corridor to evacuate civilians from Gaza. 

He wrote to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, calling for the UK to call on Israel to “ensure innocent civilians are protected and to put in place an immediate ceasefire to allow the safe passage of civilians through the Rafah border”. 

On Monday, Yousaf revealed that his parents-in-law were “trapped” in Gaza. 

His wife, Nadia el-Nakla, who is of Palestinian heritage, said her parents were visiting family in the enclave when Hamas assault took place and did not know “if they would make it through the night”.