[Former first minister of Scotland Humza] Yousaf and his wife Nadia El-Nakla have said that their family in Gaza is starving, as they issued a plea to those in power to open the borders and let aid flow in.

The former first minister shared a video on social media on Wednesday, where the pair said the stories they were hearing from El-Nakla’s side of the family in Gaza were “sickening” and “gut-wrenching”.

They added that while governments “might stay silent” and refuse to act, “we won’t”.