Humza Yousaf says his wife's family face 'hell on Earth' after brutal Gaza war

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Humza Yousaf has said the situation in Gaza is "hell on Earth" and his father-in-law has been left a “shell” following the devastating war.And the ex-first minister said Palestinians would resist any attempt to take over their land after Donald Trump claimed he would take over the enclave.Yousaf's in-laws, Maged and Elizabeth El-Nakla, were visiting relatives in Gaza when war broke out in October 2023.They became trapped for four weeks before leaving through Egypt with other British nationals.

Yousaf said today any prospect of his parents-in-law returning to Gaza is a “very distant dream”.One of Nadia’s cousins, Sally, fled her home in the north of Gaza to stay at Maged’s house in Deir al-Balah in the central part of the strip.Yousaf said: “She has not travelled back to the north, because she has already been told her house has been completely flattened and turned to rubble.

So what is the point of making the arduous journey back with four children only to return to rubble and dust? So the situation is hell on Earth.”Those who fled the strip, he said, did so because they had no choice.The former first minister said that before the latest Israel-Hamas war broke out, Maged had extended his house and purchased a mosque next door for the community.

These have been damaged in the war but are still standing.Maged and Elizabeth described Gaza as a “beautiful place”, he said, having been removed form another part of Palestine when he was younger.Yousaf said: “He’s now seen the entire land become decimated – seen his mum, his son, his grandchildren all become refugees again.