Palestinian man Waseem Abuaglain, 55, has lived in Edinburgh since 1999, with the tour operator telling the Evening News about his fears for his homeland of Gaza and his family who are still in the war-torn region, with 38 members of his family killed since the war began. He also spoke of his love for Scotland, describing himself as an "Edinburgh man" who loves watching Scotland play rugby.
00:00I spoke to Palestinian man Wasim Abghelen, a 55-year-old who moved from Gaza to Edinburgh in 1999 and has stayed here for nearly 27 years.
00:14He told me that although he has settled in Edinburgh now, he is forever fearful of a tragic phone call from back home in Gaza where he has already lost many members of his family.
00:25With the recent escalation in the war particularly worrying for Wasim.
00:30I'm actually shocked and horrified from what I hear in the news every day and also from what I'm getting from my family every time I'm speaking to them.
00:42So the news is not promising and the news is really bad and it keeps getting worse and worse.
00:51And unfortunately I don't see it is going to get easier.
00:57And from what I know from the intention of the Israeli government, it makes me even more worried of what's going to happen next.
01:05Because their intention, it looks like, to keep bombarding, to keep killing, to keep force people to flee and keep destroying their lives.
01:19Although fearful for his family's safety back in Glasgow, the tour operator described himself as an Edinburgh man and also revealed that he is a fan of Scottish rugby.
01:29Well, I am an Edinburgh man and I'm a Scotsman, I actually feel.
01:35My children born here and I actually market Scotland here and I work as a tour operator.
01:44I have a small business here and I take people around Scotland and tell them how great Scotland is and tell them the Scottish stories.
01:52which is in some actually related in the past, for example, to some of what we see in the Palestinians.
01:59But in general, I love to go to the highlands, go to see the lochs and go to see some castles.
02:06I love the nature here, it's so beautiful.
02:08And have you integrated into community?
02:10Do you go to football matches or any community events or things like that?
02:14Yes, I'm actually more hooked into rugby.
02:19Oh no?
02:19Yes, because my son used to play rugby and he gave me hooked into it and I really love the game now.
02:25I wouldn't miss any game for Scotland anymore.
02:28Oh wow, so you go to Marifid?
02:30I try to go to Marifid. If I don't go, at least watch it on the TV.
02:35Although fearful for the future of his homeland, Wasim told me he can't wait to one day get back to the beach in Gaza
