{"id":135018,"date":"2023-10-29T12:09:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T12:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/?p=135018"},"modified":"2023-10-29T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T12:09:55","slug":"humza-yousaf-cant-get-through-to-family-in-gaza-he-prays-they-survive-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/politics\/humza-yousaf-cant-get-through-to-family-in-gaza-he-prays-they-survive-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Humza Yousaf ‘can’t get through to family in Gaza’ he prays they ‘survive night’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Humza Yousaf said he is \u201cpraying his family survive the night\u201d as Gaza came under heavy bombardment, with Israel preparing for a full-scale ground invasion.<\/p>\n

Scotland’s First Minister said he has so far been unable to contact his wife’s mother and her husband after communications were cut off as bombing of the Gaza Strip intensified.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth El-Nakla and her husband Maged travelled to the region prior the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and have been trapped since Israel’s retaliation.<\/p>\n

The First Minister wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Gaza is under intense bombing. Telecommunications have been cut off.<\/p>\n

“We can’t get through to our family who have been trapped in this war zone for almost three weeks.<\/p>\n

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“We can only pray they survive the night.<\/p>\n

“How many more children have to die before the world says enough?”<\/p>\n

Mr Yousaf’s remarks come just hours after it emerged he had written to every political leader in the UK to urge them to back a ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n

In a letter believed to have been sent on Thursday evening, he acknowleged Israel has a right to defend itself after the attacks – but called for action to stop the “staggering humanitarian disaster” unfolding in Gaza before it becomes “cataclysmic”.<\/p>\n

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Mr Yousaf wroite: “The abhorrent terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas on October 7 must be unequivocally condemned, and I will continue to join you in doing so.<\/p>\n

“Hamas must release immediately and unconditionally all hostages and cease its missile attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n

“The killing of innocent civilians can never be justified, wherever it occurs. Israel, like every other country, has a right to protect itself from attack, but in doing so it must comply with international law.<\/p>\n

“Food, water, fuel, and medicine are being restricted, with limited humanitarian supplies – nowhere near enough – being allowed in.\u201d<\/p>\n