From friends living in Israel -

'Tension is rising on the Israel-Syria cease-fire line on the Golan Heights and Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu says he's ready to launch military operation to prevent the weakening Damascus regime's chemical and other advanced weapons falling into Islamist hands. Israeli officials say the Jewish state's northern border is more tense than at any time since the cease-fire that ended the Yom Kippur War in October 1973.

In Iran:  Iran needs only 80 kilograms more of 20% enriched uranium before it can produce a nuclear bomb.

and in Lebanon:  Hamas and Hizbullah in Lebanon are preparing for war with Israel. Tens of thousands of rockets of various types have been purchased, waiting for the right circumstances to fire them into Israel.

As tensions and pressures continue to build to a catastrophic breaking point in the Middle East, pray Israel’s leaders and citizens will be prepared and equipped to deal with possible coming scenarios on all of its borders and in major cities. Pray for God’s mercy to avert and immobilize enemy attempts to attack and cripple the Jewish state.

Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim