Mother-in-Law of Scottish Prime Minister Records ‘Final Video’ from Gaza Amid Israeli Airstrikes
In an emotionally charged video posted from the heart of Gaza, Elizabeth Al-Nakla, the mother-in-law of Scottish Prime Minister Hamza Yousaf, fervently addresses the international community. This video, which Yousaf shared on his Twitter account last Friday, arrives in the wake of an Israeli military directive urging residents in Northern Gaza to evacuate their homes.
Mother-in-law of Scottish Prime Minister Hamza Yousaf
“Israel is bombarding a million people who are without food or water. Where do we place them? Where is the humanity?” Elizabeth questioned, describing the video as potentially her “last.”
This is Elizabeth El-Nakla. She is my mother-in-law. A retired nurse from Dundee, Scotland. She, like the vast majority of people in Gaza, has nothing to do with Hamas. She has been told to leave Gaza but, like the rest of the population, is trapped with nowhere to go. pic.twitter.com/D3ZUtnEmyO
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) October 13, 2023
Scottish Prime Minister Hamza Yousaf responded to his mother-in-law’s urgent call for attention by accusing the British government of neglect. In an emotional interview with Sky News, Yousaf expressed his frustration over the lack of support from British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who visited Israel this week but neither returned Yousaf’s messages nor made any attempts to contact him.
Al-Nakla, along with the majority of Gaza residents, remains trapped in the area despite the evacuation directives, as there are few safe places to retreat. Hamza Yousaf’s family, who were visiting relatives in Gaza, find themselves caught in the conflict as hostilities between Hamas and Israel escalate. The United Nations and several Arab countries have condemned the directive, labeling it as “forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians.
This unfolding situation puts a human face on a complex geopolitical dilemma, as international attention increasingly turns toward the plight of civilians caught in the conflict. With the Scottish Prime Minister’s own family involved, this personalizes a struggle often understood only in abstract terms, adding yet another layer of urgency to a volatile and tragic situation.
