HUMZA Yousaf has said that Scottish hospitals can help treated injured Gaza civilians if they are medically evacuated.
The First Minister, whose wife Nadia El-Nakla’s parents are trapped in Gaza, added that Scotland is “certainly prepared for that”.
“Hospitals running out of medical supplies, doctors and nurses having to make the most difficult decision of all. Who to treat and who to leave to die. This cannot be allowed to continue,” theHe restated his commitment to help injured civilians in Gaza in response to a question from SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart at First Minister’s Questions (
"Many people are lying injured and dying in hospitals, which are running out of fuel and medical supplies. When we can bring those injured people for treatment in Scotland and the UK, Scotland is certainly prepared for that.and Social Care. No request has been made for the UK to receive medical evacuations from Gaza, but we hope that, if that request comes, the UK and Scotland will be ready to play their parts.
“We have seen horrendous scenes during the past week, let alone the past three and a half weeks—in particular, the sickening bombing of Jabalia refugee camp, which must be condemned in the strongest possible manner.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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