Humza Yousaf's family on waiting list to leave Gaza

Humza Yousaf's family are waiting to leave Gaza after being trapped in the territory for more than three weeks.

The first minister's parents-in-law were named among 92 British nationals who will be permitted to pass through the Rafah crossing into Egypt.

Elizabeth El-Nakla and her husband Maged, who live in Dundee, have been trapped there following the attacks on Israel by Hamas.

The couple were visiting relatives when the borders closed.

The list published overnight by the Palestinian Border Authority said those named must be "present at 07:00 in the outdoor halls of the crossing to facilitate their travel".

The crossing at Rafah, which offers the only way in and out of Gaza, was opened by Egypt on Wednesday. Injured Palestinians and 335 foreign passport holders, including some British nationals, were the first to be allowed to cross.

The first minister welcomed the opening but at the time his in-laws were not among those permitted to leave.

Mr Yousaf and his wife, Nadia El-Nakla, have spoken of their fears for their family.

Ms El-Nakla said her parents had been without clean drinking water and faced "rapidly diminishing supplies".

Mr Yousaf spoke to the BBC of his feelings of "helplessness and distress" at not being able to do more to get his family home and shared a video of his mother-in-law describing the conditions they were living under in Gaza.

About 200 British nationals were believed to have been trapped in Gaza.

Routes in and out of the region were closed after Hamas - which is proscribed as a terrorist group in the UK - attacked Israel on 7 October, killing more than 1,400 people and taking at least 239 hostage.

Israel has since carried out thousands of air and artillery strikes on Gaza and has now sent in ground forces.