JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Identical twin brothers from Jerusalem have experienced an extraordinary family coincidence for the second time in two years after their wives gave birth on the same day at the same hospital, according to a report by Israeli outlet N12.

Moshe and Yosef Mizrahi arrived at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center over Shabbat with their pregnant wives, Shiri and Esther. By the end of the day, both couples had welcomed baby boys.

The event was especially remarkable because the same thing happened two years ago, when the brothers’ wives gave birth to daughters on the very same day at the same hospital.

Bat Ami Yisrael, director of the Mother and Newborn Division at Shaare Zedek, said hospital staff were amazed when they learned of the family’s history. Hospital policy generally avoids placing mothers with the same surname in the same room to prevent identification mix-ups between mothers and newborns. After hearing the family’s story and learning how satisfied they had been with their previous experience, staff made an exception and allowed the sisters-in-law to share a room.

Medical personnel described the family as warm, cheerful and close-knit. The mothers themselves reportedly found it hard to believe the unusual coincidence had occurred again.

One nurse recalled briefly thinking she was seeing double when she encountered what appeared to be the same father twice, only to discover she was speaking with identical twin brothers. The brothers’ good-natured sense of humor quickly became a source of amusement for staff.

The latest double birth was not planned. Moshe said his wife, Shiri, was not due for another month and delivered prematurely. Their son weighed approximately 2 kilograms, or 4.4 pounds, at birth and is reportedly doing well at home.

According to the N12 report, the earlier same-day births were also entirely unplanned. At that time, one wife delivered later than expected while the other gave birth on schedule, resulting in both daughters being born on the same day.

For the Mizrahi family, a coincidence that would seem nearly impossible has now happened twice, creating a unique family story that has captured attention across Israel.