JERUSALEM (VINnews)  — An emotional full-circle moment took place on Tuesday at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, as Sarah Yahav, the daughter of MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Jewish Force), gave birth to her first child in the same hospital where she herself was born nearly 23 years ago, just hours after her father, Shuli Har-Melech, was murdered in a terrorist attack and her mother seriously injured.

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On August 29, 2003, Shuli Har-Melech was killed in a shooting attack. His wife, Limor, who was six months pregnant at the time, was seriously wounded and rushed to Hadassah Ein Kerem, where she underwent emergency surgery to save both her life and her unborn child.

The operation was performed by a team that included Prof. Asher Shoshan, Prof. Avi Rivkind, and Prof. David Shweiki. The surgery saved Limor’s life, and her daughter Sarah was delivered prematurely.

Sarah spent an extended period in the neonatal intensive care unit, where medical staff cared for her during her fight for survival. At the same time, the family was coping with the devastating loss of her father, who had been murdered in the terrorist attack.

Today, Sarah returned to the same hospital, this time to become a mother. Together with her husband, Natan, she welcomed their first son into the world in the very place where she had once fought for her own life as a newborn.

MK Limor Son Har-Melech said the occasion was a moment that filled her heart with gratitude.According to her, nearly 23 years after she arrived at the hospital gravely wounded and gave birth to Sarah prematurely, she had the privilege of seeing her daughter hold her own firstborn son in that very same place.

“This is a moment that illustrates the victory of the Jewish people over their enemies and the triumph of the life force of the people of Israel over the death wish of those who seek our destruction. Out of pain grows hope, out of loss a family is built, and life continues to prevail,” she said.

After her first husband’s murder, Har-Melech married Yehuda Son and rebuilt her family, subsequently giving birth to eight more children besides the two from her first marriage.