LONDON: Nadia El-Nakla, the wife of former first minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, says Israel is starving her family in the Gaza Strip.
El-Nakla and Yousaf, the former leader of the Scottish National Party, appeared together in a video on Wednesday, addressing their family’s suffering in Gaza, where Israel faces charges of war crimes and genocide.
El-Nakla said the Israeli government was deliberately starving her cousin Sally and her four children, as well as her aunt Hanan, her children, and grandchildren, including a 7-month-old baby.
Her family lives in the town of Deir Al-Balah, where Israeli forces have launched a bombing campaign this week.
Ongoing Israeli attacks and the policy of aid restrictions in Gaza have led to food shortages, impacting the 2 million residents. Over 100 human rights organizations warned this week that “mass starvation” is spreading in Gaza.
