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Yousaf says family face ‘impossible situation’ to flee Gaza

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has said his relatives in Gaza are in an “impossible situation” after being told to leave the region amid ongoing fighting. Mr Yousaf said his brother-in-law Mohammed El-Nakla, a doctor working at Nasser Hospital ...

06 Dec 2023 at 11:33

UK pushing for Britons to be allowed out of Gaza as Israeli strikes continue

The UK is pushing for Britons trapped in the Gaza Strip to be allowed to leave after the border crossing with Egypt was opened. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said teams are ready to help British nationals able to flee the territory, which has ...

01 Nov 2023 at 15:53

Britons remain trapped in Gaza as hundreds of foreign nationals flee

Britons trapped in the Gaza Strip have been unable to leave the war-torn territory despite intensive diplomatic efforts to get them across the border to Egypt. Hundreds of foreign passport holders have been able to get through the Rafah ...

01 Nov 2023 at 18:05

First Britons leave Gaza via Rafah border crossing into Egypt after delays

The first British nationals have left Gaza via the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, the Foreign Office said. Officials said the crossing will be open for “controlled and time-limited periods” to allow specific groups of foreign ...

01 Nov 2023 at 19:13

Minister says ‘everything being done’ to get Irish passport-holders out of Gaza

A minister in Ireland’s government has said the Department of Foreign Affairs is “working incredibly hard” to get Irish passport-holders out of Gaza. Minister for Trade Promotion Dara Calleary said the department is in regular ...

02 Nov 2023 at 10:11

Yousaf welcomes opening of Rafah crossing but in-laws still trapped in Gaza

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has welcomed the opening of the Rafah crossing to allow people to leave the Gaza Strip, but his in-laws remain trapped with “dwindling supplies”, a spokesman has said. Foreign Secretary ...

01 Nov 2023 at 12:07

Nearly 100 British citizens on list to leave Gaza for Egypt

Nearly 100 British citizens on list to leave Gaza to Egypt

Nearly 100 British citizens were expected to be able to leave Gaza for Egypt on Friday. Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed that his in-laws – Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, from Dundee – were among those ...

03 Nov 2023 at 17:14

British citizens trapped at Rafah crossing ‘being used as bargaining chips’

A British woman was denied passage through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt again on Saturday as her mother in the UK spoke of how foreign nationals in Gaza are “being used as bargaining chips”. Zaynab Wandawi, ...

04 Nov 2023 at 20:47

UK presses for Rafah crossing to reopen to allow trapped Britons out of Gaza

The Foreign Office is pressing for a key border point in Gaza to be reopened to allow British nationals to leave the bombarded territory. Almost 90 people with a British passport or UK travel documents had ...

05 Nov 2023 at 05:06

Sunak and Biden in joint push with allies to prevent Israel-Hamas war spreading

World leaders including Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden are stepping up diplomatic efforts to prevent the Israel-Gaza war triggering wider bloodshed across the Middle East. The Prime Minister and US president, ...

23 Oct 2023 at 09:21

UK working on getting trapped Britons out of Gaza as humanitarian crisis unfolds

The UK is working intensively to allow Britons trapped in Gaza to leave but the border crossing remains closed because of Egypt’s legitimate concerns, ministers said. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick ...

22 Oct 2023 at 14:48

Aid truck numbers arriving in Gaza ‘wholly inadequate’, says UK minister

Britain has said the number of aid trucks being allowed into Gaza is “wholly inadequate”, amid warnings of a “humanitarian catastrophe”. International development minister Andrew Mitchell said he is ...

24 Oct 2023 at 13:10

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