. 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
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. it s one pm eastern, eight pm as night falls on gaza and israel. we begin this hour with breaking news on israel s intensifying offensive in gaza, with new video showing fires burning on the gaza side of the southern border with israel. here is what we know, new at this hour. there are new warnings that the intense bombardment of gaza in the last 24 hours is only the beginning. the idf says, all civilians remaining in gaza should move south. elon musk says that his spacex starlink will help humanitarian groups that lost phone and internet service, and there is growing concern among u n agencies for the welfare of palestinians. [sound of gunfire] this is what the intensifying israeli offensive in gaza sounds like from the israeli side. and then take a look at this. [sound of artillery] you saw and heard there a hamas rocket landing on the beach in ashkelon on the israeli side of the gaza b