A chink of light in the utter darkness of war
Few will forget the video of Elizabeth El-Nakla asking “where is humanity” as she described conditions in the Palestinian territory under Israeli bombardment that followed the the Hamas atrocity on October 8. When Mrs El-Nakla asked “Where’s people’s hearts in the world, to let this happen in this day and age?” she perhaps spoke for us all.
Updates of communication blackouts, frantic false alarms and reports of drinking sea water followed – as was the clearly deepening anguish of the Yousaf family who described their situation as a “living nightmare”. It was felt.
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Hide AdMrs El-Nakla and her husband Maged - the parents of Mr Yousaf's wife Nadia - were among 200 British nationals thought to have been trapped in Gaza. It is hard to imagine the goodbyes said to their relatives before leaving for the Rafah crossing yesterday. As we wish them the safest of journeys back to Scotland, and a quiet recovery, we also of course think of all those who are unable to leave such dark hell behind – or find peace in their homeland.