missiles fired from israel into lebanon today, striking back at the militant group hezbollah the two traded fire after hezbollah accused israel of killing a top hamas leader there are new questions tonight about why defense secretary lloyd austin's hospitalization was kept secret from the public, and as we're learning tonight, secret from the president for several days, as well. it comes amid new details that austin was not only hospitalized this week, but was in the icu. allie raffa has the latest >> reporter: tonight, a u.s. official confirms to nbc news that the pentagon did not inform senior officials in the white house's national security council for three days that defense secretary lloyd austin had been hospitalized at walter reed medical center on new year's day the news not shared with the american public until friday, when the pentagon announced that austin was hospitalized for complications following a recent elective medical procedure and nbc news has learned the 70-year-old austin not just