hello and welcome. i m michael holmes live from atlanta with our continued coverage of israel at war. and we are getting horrific reports at this hour of an explosion at a crowded refugee camp in central gaza with dozens of people reportedly killed. the densely packed al magzi camp lies to the south of gaza city. a local official says at least 33 were killed, mostly women and children, and there are far too many wounded to treat. the idf has not commented on whether it was targeting the area. in a few hours the israeli military is expected to open a road corridor so people in gaza city can flee south. at least that s the plan. the idf is offering what it calls safe passage during a four-hour period beginning at 10:00 a.m. local time. but it is unclear if people in gaza will even get that message, given the widespread electricity and communications blackouts throughout the war or whether hamas will try to prevent them from leaving. idf also released video of its chief of
welcome to all you watching in the united states, canada, around the world. i m kim brunhuber with cnn s continuing coverage of the israel/hamas war. it s 10:00 a.m. in gaza where we have two major developments. right now the israeli military is expected to open a safe road for people to leave gaza city and head south. this as israeli forces fight their way into the city. the idf says the offer of safe passage to civilians is only good for four hours until 2:00 p.m. local time. one of the refugee camps south of the line where palestinians have been told to go was hit by a deadly explosion several hours ago. a palestinian hospital official says more than 30 were killed and more than 100 wounded. israeli military hasn t commented on whether it targeted the area. cnn s ivan watson joins us from hong kong with more. let s start with that explosion in the gaza refugee camp. what more are we learning about this? reporter: alling me gauzei. according to the united nations, it is v
thanks for joining us on cnn newsroom i m michael holmes with our continuing coverage of the israel-hamas war. in a few hours from now the israeli military is expected to open a road corridor so people in gaza city can flee south, that s the plan. the idf is offering what it calls safe passage during the four hour window beginning at 10 am local time. but, it is unclear if people in gaza will even get the message, given the widespread power and communications outages throughout the war. or whether hamas will perhaps try to prevent them from leaving. meanwhile this was the scene overnight as fireballs light of northern gaza. as seen by cnn crews just across the board in israel. israel has not yet commented on the strikes. even as israeli forces say they are encircling the city hamas rockets continue to fire into israel, the idf says it intercepted six rockets near tel aviv so far no casualties reported. the idf also released video of the chief of staff just inside gaza on sa
good day to you wherever you re watching us in the united states and around the world. i m richard quest. it s 10:00 in the morning here in london, noon in gaza. and there heavy explosions have been reported over the last hour, nearly the al quds hospital in central gaza. the palestinian red crescent says the area has been struck by violent artillery explosions and air strikes. and it s believed there are deaths. cnn has reached out to the israeli defense forces for comment and information. one of the refugee camps south of the line where palestinians have been told to go was hit by another deadly explosion seven hours ago. the palestinian hospital official tells us that more than 30 people were killed and a hundred, at least, wounded. the israeli military has not commented on whether it targeted the area. at the same time, the idf is now saying a safe route from gaza city southwards is open for civilians, as israeli forces fight their way into the city, the idf says the offe
tsunami warnings along japan s west coast, those warnings now lifted with officials saying nuclear power plants were unaffected. but these familiar scenes of disaster have raised anxiety here. after the devastation in 2011 when a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami killed at least 20,000 and left parts of japan in ruins. the extent of the damage from this earthquake still emerging. in the quake zone, it s a race to reach those who need help. at the same time, people are being warned to stay way from their homes. officials say there is a high risk of more earthquakes this week, possibly as powerful as this one. lester? all right, janis, thank you. here at home, the president of harvard university claudine gay resigned today weeks after her controversial testimony before congress about antisemitism. and as she faced mounting accusations of plagiarism. erin mclaughlin has the story. reporter: tonight