Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla, the parents of Mr Yousaf's wife Nadia, were named among 92 British nationals permitted to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Friday morning.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he shed "tears of relief" after sharing the news that his in-laws would be coming home with his 14-year-old stepdaughter.
When the First Minister phoned his 14-year-old stepdaughter during a break at school on Friday, the pair both shared "a few tears" in relief at the news. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "Every night we've gone to bed not sleeping because we're worried about whether or not my mother and father-in-law are going to make it through the night.
Calls for a ceasefire have increased over the last week, with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar joining the First Minister's calls, along with London mayor Sadiq Khan. But the UK government insist a ceasefire will give Hamas the opportunity to attack "indiscriminately".
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