'We left our father to die': Tearful reunions in Dublin Airport amid fear for those left behind in Gaza

Khalid el-Astal went down on his knees and sobbed as he embraced his young children as soon as the doors of the arrivals opened. Picture: Alison O'Reilly

Two young children who lost their mother in an Israeli air strike were hugged by their emotional father as they reunited in Dublin airport last night.

Khalid el-Astal went down on his knees and sobbed as he embraced his young children as soon as the doors of the arrivals opened.