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Scotland's First Minister's Mother-in-Law Escapes Gaza, Calls for Ceasefire

Elizabeth El-Nakla recounts her harrowing experience in Gaza, urging for international intervention and a two-state solution.

  • Elizabeth El-Nakla, mother-in-law of Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf, recently escaped from Gaza after a four-week ordeal and returned to her family home in Dundee.
  • El-Nakla, a retired nurse, and her husband Maged were visiting family in Gaza when the conflict erupted on 7 October.
  • Despite being safe now, El-Nakla says she left her heart in Gaza and feels a great sense of guilt for the ordinary Gazans still trapped in the conflict.
  • El-Nakla and her family are calling for a full ceasefire and a two-state solution to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
  • Nadia El-Nakla, Yousaf's wife and El-Nakla's daughter, states that Palestine is not a 'world player' and calls on other governments to step up to bring the conflict to an end.
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