After 15 months of separation, in a scenario of death and destruction, two twin brothers crossed in Gaza in the crowd. This unexpected reunion was sealed with a long hug and many tears.
The exciting reunion of the twin brothers Ibrahim and Mahmoud Al-Autout after Israel allowed circulation within the Gaza Strip, it was a remarkable moment of the return of the Palestinians who was recorded on video. The images of the long hug, in the crowd, have become viral and express without words the emotion of a reunion.
After 15 months of separation, Ibrahim and Mahmoud Al-Autout intersected unexpectedly in the crowd.
“He called me, ‘Mahmoud’, and I didn’t even want to believe it, I ran quickly and hugged. Where were you, Ibrahim? Where, my brother? If the soul returned to the chest, the soul came back to the heart, I could not believe that I found my brother, I could not believe, “says Mahmoud Al-Aetout to Reuters agency.
The video of the long hug of the twins in the crowd of people who it was widely seen around the world.
Ibrahim e Mahmoud al-Atout They suffered irreparable losses and not even the joy of reunion can heal the pain.
“On November 19, 2023, our house was hit and one of my daughters was martyred and another daughter was injured. We went to the Indonesian hospital for treatment and the (Israelite) army arrested us in the hospital. Wound needed platinum (metal implants) on the legs, but there was no platinum there, no x-ray. Army (Israelite) arrested us, then the Red Cross took us as a bus to Nasser Hospital in Khan Youis, “recalls Ibrahim.
The two men, from the area of Jabalia, in northern Gaza, separated at the beginning of the conflict which began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. A in Gaza killed more than 47,000 peopleaccording to the Palestinian health authorities, and rocked much of the enclave.
At the beginning, Israel commanded civilians to abandon the north, where military operations were more intense, but not all did. Those who traveled south were prohibited from returning to last week as part of the agreement for a ceasefire and hostage release.
Ibrahim ended up in the south, while Mahmoud was in the north. Now gathered, the two 30 -year -old men and their families spend their time to scour the ruins of the family home, looking for everything they can still recover.