“I can’t leave my people when they need me”: First Minister Humza Yousaf’s brother-in-law refuses to leave the injured unattended in war-torn Gaza

By News Desk

The First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, has said that his brother-in-law, who works as a doctor in Gaza, has refused to leave the hospital and continues to treat patients.

This comes as his mother-in-law, Elizabeth El-Nakla, said her “final goodbyes” in a call with Yousaf and his wife, Nadia. El-Nakla is trapped in the war-torn country along with her husband, Maged.

SNP MP Chris Law revealed at Prime Minister’s Questions: “Members of her family were hit yesterday by a rocket from a drone, and Nadia’s mother was saying her final goodbyes this morning, adding, ‘last night was the end for me, better if my heart stops and then I will be at peace, I can’t take another night’.

“With military action intensifying and the death toll rapidly rising, the Prime Minister’s first responsibility must be to bring British citizens home.”

Yousaf shared footage on X (formerly Twitter) of injured children being treated in a Gaza hospital after getting permission from his family of healthcare workers.

He wrote: “My brother-in-law, a doctor in Gaza, is spending his seventh consecutive day in hospital. Nadia spoke to him & said he should go home to rest, his response ‘I can’t leave my people when they need me.’

“Health workers in Gaza are heroes. (video shared with family’s permission).”