"Israel resumes airstrikes on southern Gaza as cease-fire collapses"

Israel has resumed airstrikes and artillery shelling in the southern Gaza Strip after a weeklong cease-fire with Hamas collapsed. The Israel Defense Forces have targeted over 200 terrorist sites and fighting has also resumed with Hezbollah terrorists on the northern border with Lebanon. Qatar is leading efforts to restore a cease-fire and provide humanitarian aid to the 2.3 million Palestinians caught in the crossfire. Meanwhile, left-wing activist billionaire George Soros is facing criticism for allegedly supporting Hamas through donations to NGOs. The US has also experienced attacks by Iranian proxy groups in the Middle East, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has vowed to protect American personnel. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken place in New York City, and the IDF has announced the killing of a Hamas battalion commander. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the death of a missing Israeli colonel, and Hamas has stated that it will not release any more hostages until Israel declares a cease-fire. The IDF has discovered and destroyed several tunnels belonging to Hamas, and Vice President Kamala Harris has outlined the Biden administration's view on the conflict, emphasizing Israel's right to self-defense. Actress Susan Sarandon has apologized for her comments at a pro-Palestinian demonstration, and Israel's Foreign Minister has criticized the UN for its delayed condemnation of the Oct. 7 massacre. Rocket alerts have sounded across Israel as fighting intensifies, and French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Qatar to assist in negotiating a new truce. The director general of the Red Cross has described the fighting as intense and warned of difficulties in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. Mossad's team in Qatar will return to Israel after reaching an impasse in truce negotiations, and the Hamas-run Health Ministry claims that the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 15,200. The chairman of the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center believes that the rise in antisemitism and anti-Zionism stems from inaction at Ivy League colleges. A Mossad team is in Doha for talks with Qatari mediators about a renewed cease-fire, and Israeli airstrikes have hit points near Damascus in Syria.