{"id":772783,"date":"2026-04-01T08:55:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=772783"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:01:31","slug":"after-15-months-apart-two-friends-reunite-amid-displacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/772783\/after-15-months-apart-two-friends-reunite-amid-displacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Displaced Twice, Two Friends Find Each Other Again After 15 Months"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>By chance, two young friends found each other again after 15 months apart.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Mahdi and Mohammad first met in 2024 when they were forcibly displaced and sheltered in the same school. They spent their days playing together and finding moments of joy despite the hardship. After the ceasefire, each returned to their village in the south, losing contact for over a year.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Now, displaced once again by war, they have reunited at another school by sheer coincidence.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><strong>Here&#8217;s the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWbBgFdDKI9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>: <\/strong><\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWbBgFdDKI9\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Seeing each other brought instant joy, with the two boys reconnecting as if no time had passed.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Being together helped them adjust to life in the shelter. 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