covering a short distance involves a long drive and a labourious process, which unicef has managed inr own, or who are with adults that aren't related to them, or even with extended family are even more vulnerable than than other children, which is why we have made these reunifications a priority. aunts and uncles celebrate the children's arrival. it's been over a year since they last saw them. for now, their home will be a tent in this displaced people's camp near khan younis. in these desperate circumstances, their grandmother tries to be a mother to them all. translation: when night comes, they are afraid. even if i hold them, they are scared. they say, "there's a plane, there's a strike." their mental health is not good. may god help me to raise them. as they play, it's more secure for the cousins here. but nowhere in gaza is truly safe. kauthar al—masri says she hopes for a ceasefire and for her grandchildren to rebuild their lives, not to become part of a lost generation. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. one person whose decisions might have an impact on the middle east is do