strikes on what u.s. military officials say is a training facility and a safe house in eastern syria. defense secretary lloyd austin said the strikes were in response to iran-linked attacks on american personnel. the strikes come four days after two u.s. warplanes hit a munitions warehouse in the same region. turning now to the israel hamas war, tonight gaza s largest hospital is caught in the crossfire. the world health organization today called for urgent action to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, saying, quote, the world cannot stand silent while hospitals which should be safe havens are transformed into scenes of death. meanwhile, cbs news has learned negotiations to free the hostages taken by hamas are ongoing as qatar continues to mediate deal-making. about 240 hostages remain in gaza following the terrorist organization s october 7th raids which triggered the war. cbs s debora patta leads us off tonight in east jerusalem. and a warning, some of the images we re
from gaza city s largest hospital. a projectile falling on the compound where civilians were sheltering. did a palestinian militant group misfire yet another rocket? this as israeli tanks spotted outside a children s hospital. it all comes after israel agreed to daily humanitarian pauses. and what about the hostages? our new reporting. what s holding up those talks. also breaking tonight, the fbi seizing cellphones and an ipad belonging to new york city mayor eric adams. what we re learning about the growing investigation including how the fbi demanded those devices. this just in. former senator marketa mcsally assaulted while jogging. and marjorie taylor greene receiving a death threat. the suspects in both cases under arrest tonight. the headline rocking college football. the head coach of powerhouse wolverines side lined for games for the rest of the regular season, a staffer accused of cheating to win. and taylor swift making grammy history as women dominate the nom
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,