this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with breaking news because, after more than a week of deadly airstrikes and pounding rocket attacks, israel and hamas have moved from the brink of war to the start of a cease fire. tonight, both sides say they have agreed to stop the relentless bombing that has killed more than 200 people, and reduced portions of gaza to rubble. moments ago, president biden said the u.s. would provide rapid humanitarian assistance and that israelis and palestinians equally deserve to live safely and securely. while the truce follows last- minute negotiations led by egypt after days of what the white house has called quiet intensive diplomacy, but tonight gaza is largely without power and water and israel is still reeling from eleven days in the crosshairs of an estimated 4,000 hamas rockets,