Remembering peaceful times in Tyre

I'm saddened by the expansion of the war in the Middle East into Lebanon upon yesterday's attacks by Israel on Hezbollah. To be clear, I'm not (here and now) meaning to make a political statement nor favor a side. Rather, I am remembering time I spent in the south of Lebanon and praying for the safety of civilians I met there. In contrast with the latest images from Tyre (Reuters), I took this photo of kids playing at the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve in May of 2018. I wonder where these boys are now, as thousands flee the south of Lebanon for Beirut and points north. Photo by RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.