Identical twin brothers from Yerushalayim have experienced what many are calling an extraordinary and almost unbelievable family coincidence, after their wives gave birth to twin boys on the same day at the same hospital, according to a report by Israeli outlet N12.

The remarkable event comes just two years after the same two brothers’ wives gave birth on the very same day as well, also at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim, that time welcoming baby daughters. Now, in a repeat that has stunned even hospital staff, both families have once again welcomed babies on the same day, this time both sons.

The story has left many in the frum community in Eretz Yisrael deeply moved, with people pointing to the incredible hashgacha pratis behind the repeated coincidence.

Hospital policy at Shaare Zedek generally avoids placing mothers with the same surname in the same room in order to prevent any risk of confusion between mothers and newborns. However, after hearing the family’s unusual history and learning how positive their previous experience had been, staff made an exception and allowed the sisters-in-law to share a room once again.

The latest double birth was not planned. Moshe said his wife Shiri was not due for another month and delivered prematurely. Their newborn son weighed about 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) at birth and is reported to be doing well.

The earlier set of same-day births was also unplanned, with one baby arriving several days later than expected while the other was born on scedule, resulting in both daughters being born on the same day at the same hospital.

Bat Ami Yisrael, director of the Mother and Newborn Division at Shaare Zedek, said hospital staff were stunned when they realized the coincidence had repeated itself for a second time.

One nurse recalled briefly thinking she was seeing double when she encountered what appeared to be the same father twice, before realizing she was actually speaking with identical twin brothers.

Following the births, the family expressed heartfelt gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and maternity staff who helped make the unforgettable moments possible.