The First Minister said that he has been unable to contact his wife’s mother and her husband after communications were cut off.
Humza Yousaf has said he is praying his family survive the night as Gaza comes under heavy bombardment.
The First Minister wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Gaza is under intense bombing. Telecommunications have been cut off. In a letter understood to have been sent on Thursday evening, he said Israel has a right to defend itself following the attacks but added action must be taken now to stop the “staggering humanitarian disaster” unfolding in Gaza before it becomes “cataclysmic”.
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