How Israeli children have handled hours in bomb shelters during Iranian missiles
'Children are actually incredibly resilient,' Mr Erlich told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
'They turn things into games.
Mr Erlich says he hopes the ceasefire is finished, but he does not know 'what's going to happen'.
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