. one of the most direct condemnations yet of the increasing death toll in gaza from a u.s. official. the secretary of state saying today, far too many palestinians have been killed. while israel announces another evacuation corridor to get civilians out. we ll take you live near the israel/gaza border in moments. plus, stark warnings from american diplomats in the middle east. a diplomatic cable to the white house highlighting the growing anger from the arab world for america s strong support of israel s military offensive and the humanitarian crisis it is creating in gaza. and federal law enforcement officials investigating after more than a dozen suspicious letters were sent to election offices across the u.s. at least one is believed to contain fentanyl. we re following these major developing stories and many more coming in to cnn news central. as night falls on gaza, we re seeing more fiery explosions rock the enclave. moments ago, cnn crews witnessed a heavy barra
the strongest public comments yet from the u.s. secretary of state. the lead starts right now. a global outcry over civilian deaths in gaza. america s top diplomat secretary of state antony blinken said far too many palestinians have been killed and as we re learning about warnings from other american envoys in arab countries. and donald trump on the attack whether a judge indicates one criminal trial to begin before a key date on the 2024 calendar. also this just in, breaking news, as sources are telling cnn that the fbi has seized the phones of new york city mayor eric adams as an investigation heats up into possible illegal campaign contributions. welcome to the lead. i m kaitlan collins in for jake tapper today. we start with our world lead. a new video that shows the intense bombardment of gaza, carried out by israeli forces. cnn teams on the ground are hearing constant rocket fire as you could see here, flares are lighting up the night sky. this is happeni