Sunak Says UK Border Force Ready to Rescue British Nationals From Gaza

Efforts are under way to try and rescue around 200 British nationals who are trapped in Gaza as Israel continues to pound Hamas positions with air strikes.

Palestinians watch rescue efforts on the rubble of a building following overnight Israeli strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 25, 2023. Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said UK Border Force officials are strategically placed in Egypt, ready to rescue up to 200 British citizens who are trapped in the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip.

The Foreign Office says it is in contact with around 200 UK nationals in Gaza, who are believed to include SNP leader Humza Yousaf’s mother-in-law, Elizabeth El-Nakla, and her husband, Maged, who became trapped after arriving to visit relatives just days before Hamas terrorists attacked Israel.