as pleasure mounts for a cease-fire, secretary of state antony blinken says far too many civilians have been killed in gaza. in the meantime, a mass exodus of palestinians trying to escape the violence. we re live from israel with the latest ahead. and after the u.s. downed a spy balloon and encountered several dangerous military jet maneuvers over the south china sea, president biden and president xi jinping of china will meet face to face for the first time in over a year, all in hopes of breaking the ice between the two world powers. but will it move the needle? and new york appointing its first ambassador to loneliness. we ll explain why. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. it has been another bloody and violent day across gaza as israel s war on hamas intensifies. and a warning some of what you re about to see is graphic, you may find it disturbing. stunning new video showing the aftermath of