MSPs back Gaza ceasefire calls as Humza Yousaf warns of cruelty facing patients
dailyrecord.co.ukMSPs have backed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as Scotland’s First Minister described the “cruelty” facing patients in hospitals in the region.
Humza Yousaf led a debate on Tuesday, November 21, and condemned the “abhorrent terrorist attacks” by Hamas while urging the Scottish Parliament to take a stand against collective punishment on Palestinians.
Mr Yousaf opened the debate by remembering the fear experienced by his own mother-in-law Elizabeth El-Nakla after the conflict erupted following the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas militants.While Mrs El-Nakla and her husband Maged, the parents of Mr Yousaf’s wife Nadia, managed to escape and return to Dundee, their family remains in Gaza, their son Mohammed, a doctor, and his poorly grandmother, 92.
Mr Yousaf told MSPs doctors in Gaza were having to take risks in order to treat their patients as vital supplies ran out.He said: “This Government is unequivocal in its condemnation of the Israeli government cutting off water, food, fuel and supplies to the entire population of Gaza.
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