A wave of joy has filled the Roteloy family of Arad, as twins—a boy and a girl—were born just two weeks after their young son, Yedidya, miraculously survived being thrown from a fourth-floor apartment during a missile strike.

The birth took place on Chol Hamoed Pesach, bringing a powerful sense of yeshuah and comfort to a family that recently endured a frightening and traumatic ordeal. Family members and local residents described the moment as a deeply emotional turning point after weeks of anxiety.

Roughly two and a half weeks ago, on Motzoei Shabbos, the family’s residential building—home to members of the Gur community in Arad—was struck by an Iranian ballistic missile. The force of the explosion sent three-year-old Yedidya, who had recently celebrated his upsherin, flying out of his bedroom window along with collapsing debris.

He was later found beneath the rubble and rushed to Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva. In extraordinary Hashgachah, he was released after just four days. When reunited with his parents that night, he said, “I didn’t get hurt at all, and suddenly people came and took me in an ambulance.”

In the immediate aftermath of the strike, Yedidya’s father, Reb Tzvi Meir Roteloy, described racing toward the children’s room and discovering that two of his children had survived—but Yedidya’s bed was empty. Trapped inside the shattered apartment, he said he drew strength from a deep sense of emunah even in those terrifying moments.

The direct hit on the fourth floor caused massive structural collapse, yet despite the devastation, the child emerged with barely any injury. The story spread widely and was described by many as a clear neis golui, strengthening the emunah of many who heard how, from such a destructive scene, no lives were lost.

Now, with the birth of the twins, relatives say the family has begun to heal, even as their home is still far from being rebuilt. The new arrivals have brought renewed light and hope to a household that recently witnessed both danger and open nissim.