Israel Under Attack

The news from my Firstborn's part of the world is nerve-wracking for a mom. Hostilities have been increasing between Israel and the Palestinians, and now Hezbollah has attacked Israel from Lebanon. According to the Jerusalem Post --

"The IAF on Wednesday began to issue call up orders in preparation for retaliatory air strikes against Hizbullah targets in Lebanon, Channel 2 reported. The air force will target power stations and Hizbullah outposts inside Lebanon.

"The army was also calling up reservists. Only weeks ago, an entire reserve division was drafted in order to train for an operation such as the one the IDF is planning in response to Wednesday morning's Hizbullah attacks on IDF forces along the northern border."

I've been monitoring the news all day, and this afternoon I was e-mailing back and forth with Firstborn. He's in the reserves, of course, but has not been called up yet. His girlfriend is currently serving in the army, stationed in an office in Tel Aviv. Because the fighting is on Israel's northern border, I was concerned about Haifa -- where he used to live, and has many friends as well as his girlfriend's family. He reassured me that things are fine in Haifa and in Tel Aviv where he lives. As for the general situation and what's going to happen next -- in Firstborn's own words, "things are a bit out of control at this point, so we can only wait and see."

I would appreciate any and all prayers and good thoughts for my son.