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 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
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