the deadliest and most destructive israel gaza war, killing over thirty thousand palestinians according to the hamas run health ministry. here in syrup, you can see on the horizon, gaza city. even today, we can see the smoke rising. here in sderot. israel carries out a campaign it says it will continue until hamas is destroyed. in the last few hours, we have heard from the israeli military. the israeli military says it has withdrawn more ground troops from the southern gaza. they are leaving only those who are to secure a corridor which now divides the strip. lieutenant colonel peter lerner is a spokeseperson for the israel defence forces. i asked him about the announcement that idf withdraws troops from southern gaza. the idf has and is regrouping, conducting its next preparations for the next stage. the war is not over as long as there are 133 israelis being held by hamas. the war can only be over when they come home and when hamas is gone. the reality is one which is un
good day to you. i m richard quest. 9:00 in the morning in london. 11:00 a.m. in gaza. and we are following two major developments that have happened overnight. the israeli military says a safe route from gaza city southwards has opened for civilians an hour ago, as israel forces fight their way into the city, the idf says the offer of safe passage to civilians is only good for four hours. that will be until 2:00 in the afternoon local time. one of the refugee camps south of the line, where palestinians have been told to go, was hit by a deadly explosion a few hours ago. a palestinian hospital official says more than 30 people were kid and more than a hundred wounded. the israeli military has not commented on whether it targeted the area. cnn s ivan watson joins us from hong iconic with more. let s start, first of all, i think with the blast. then we ll move to the safe corridors. what more do we know? we re seeing some first images, in daylight today, sunday, the recovery