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).”
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) pic.twitter.com/mMbG1IRx51
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) October 19, 2023
Protests have erupted across the world after images and video clips of injured civilians started circulating online. Anger was further fueled after the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza was bombed on October 17, killing hundreds of people who were seeking refuge in the premises.
Yousaf also mentioned last week that his brother-in-law had to make difficult treatment decisions because of a shortage of medical resources.
