welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber with cnn s continuing coverage of the israel/hamas war. we re following reports of a deadly explosion at a crowded refugee camp in central gaza within the past couple of hours. the densely packed al may gauzei camp lies to the south and past the line the idf has repeatedly told palestinians to go. a local hospital official says at least 33 were killed, mostly women and children, and there are far too many wounded to treat. the cause of the blast is still unknown. the idf hasn t commented on whether it was targeting the area. the israeli military is expected to open the road corridor so people in gaza city can flee south. the idf is offering what it calls safe passage during a four-hour period beginning 10:00 a.m. local time. the idf released video of its chief of staff just inside gaza on saturday. more than a week into the ground operation. have a look. tran
the threat here in the u.s. has been raised to a whole new level as a result of the israel hamas war. for one of the senators in that room, the threat is already hitting very close to home. one nevada man just arrested for allegedly making antisemitic calls to the senator. one chilling voice mail referred to finishing quote, what hitler started. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with the war in gaza and new pictures showing the site of a massive explosion at a refugee camp just outside of gaza city. raf sanchez is reporting from israel. what do we know about this? so, chris, this explosion happened at the refugee camp, the largest of the eight in gaza. it is as you said in the northern end of the gaza strip. it s close to the israeli border. we are seeing just this scenes of enormous destruction there inside that refugee camp. a local hospital official tells us dozens of people were killed. we don t have an exact number, but do
some residents jumped into a nearby river after they caught fire. local hospital official reports the facility is treating more than 100 burn victims. according to the associated press that blast left charred bodies scattered throughout burning shacks. up to 1,000 feet from the blast site. other bodies floating in that river, which is said to be full of sewage. wow. the trial of a millionaire accused of killing his wife in the same mansion where the golfer, arnold palmer once lived getting underway in florida many we go there for a live report. gunmen kill a guest and kidnap that guest s wife. now officials are searching for any clues as to who was behind this attack. we ll have an update on that, next. i m phil mickelson, pro golfer.