Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Luis Skiavone. War in the Middle East widened today with waves of attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, and Iran striking back on targets in the Gulf as far afield as Cyprus. The Lebanese militia, Hezbollah, has also entered the fight launching its first attacks on Israel in more than a year,

and PR's Jane Arraf has details from Amman.

Well, there are tens of thousands of displaced here.

The Lebanese government closed schools, turning them into shelters, with residents evacuating

Beirut's southern suburbs as well as South Lebanon.

And Pierre Shawad Rizqala spoke with one man who said he left before dawn as well as South Lebanon. And Paris Jawad, Rizqal, spoke with one man who said he left before

dawn as soon as he heard the Israeli airstrikes hitting Dahl, the Beirut suburb, where Hasbullah

has a large presence.

He said it's the second time he and his family had been displaced.

The last time was two years ago when the shelters were full and they slept in the streets.

And PR's Jane Arroff.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is challenging lawmakers who say President Trump's decision to attack Iran was illegal

because he did not get approval from Congress. Rubio briefed top lawmakers on

Capitol Hill today, and PR Sam Gringless has more. The Secretary of State met with a bipartisan

group of more than a dozen congressional leaders, including the so-called gang of aid, who Rubio called

just before the strikes. We've complied with the law 100%, and we're going to continue to comply with it.

But we did notify members of Congress.

We just can't notify 535 people.

That's not possible.

But most Democrats, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a few Republicans

dispute the administration's assertion that an imminent threat justified action without authorization.

That briefing raised many more questions

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