Humza Yousaf says he “genuinely does not know” if he will see his in-laws who are currently trapped in Gaza again.The First Minister says he feels “completely powerless” to help Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, who went to visit relatives in Gaza last week.
The couple became trapped after Hamas militants massacred hundreds of Israelis on Saturday, triggering an escalation in the conflict.Mr Yousaf has also accused the Israeli government of “going too far”.
He told the BBC’s Chris Mason: “All of us have said that, myself included, but collective punishment cannot be justified.“Yes, they are going too far, collective punishment cannot be justified.
It is innocent men, women, children, babies, with nothing to do with Hamas, who are paying an extraordinary price for those atrocious attacks, that they have nothing to do with.”On Friday, Mrs El-Nakla shared a video asking: “Where is the humanity?” which Mr Yousaf told Sky News was a “really hard video to watch” for both him and his wife, Nadia El-Nakla.
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