This is the emotional moment a husband was reunited with his wife after she managed to flee war-torn Lebanon. The couple collapsed into each others arms as soon as they spotted each other in the arrivals hall at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3. The touching scene was played out as other families greeted loved ones who had flown to the UK on a scheduled flight from Beirut.
More than a dozen people, some clutching bouquets of flowers, had waited patiently for their loved ones to appear after Middle East Airlines flight had landed. Ali, a barber from London , waited for his wife Hasan who had left her home in the village of Tyre, one of the areas in southern Lebanon under heavy bombardment from Israeli forces.
This is the emotional moment a husband was reunited with his wife at Heathrow Airport after she managed to flee war-torn Lebanon. It comes as Israel continues to pound Lebanon with airstrikes. Pictured is a woman holding her cat in front of a destroyed building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, today. They became oblivious to others in the arrivals hall as Ali hugged and kissed his year-old wife. Hasan was overcome with emotion and was later greeted by a relative who held her tightly while she sobbed.
Ali, 37, who did not want to reveal his last name said: 'I am just so relieved she has got here. She has been living in Tyre where there is so much fighting. Ali said his wife had a residency status in the UK and would be staying indefinitely. He said she had been living permanently in Tyre while he had moved to the UK for work. But now it is too dangerous and I am happy Hasan has got here. Another relative, who asked not to be named, said: 'It has been such a worrying time for all of the family.
Ali right , a barber from London, waited for his wife Hasan who had left her home in the village of Tyre, one of the areas in southern Lebanon under heavy bombardment from Israeli forces. Other emotional families were seen hugging their loved ones as they arrived back to Britain. A teenager who was meeting a cousin said; 'Everyone has been following on the news what's been going on. Others returning to the UK included a trio of sister who flew to Britain after admitting they had 'no choice' but the flee war-torn Lebanon.
