"the US Southern Command said in a statement. In a video posted by the US military, a small boat moving across the water is struck by a large explosion. The camera then zooms out to show the vessel engulfed in flames and smoke. The military said the strike was "at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth," using the new title for the defense secretary."
"The latest strike occurred as Hegseth and the Trump administration have faced criticism for a similar attack in early September in which survivors of an initial blast were killed by a second strike. Legal experts have said such "double tap strikes" could be a violation of the laws of military warfare. On Thursday, lawmakers received classified briefings on the September 2 operation. The roles of Hegseth and Admiral Frank Bradley, who oversaw the mission, were under scrutiny."
U.S. forces struck a suspected drug-trafficking boat in international waters of the eastern Pacific, killing four people. Southern Command intelligence assessed the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics along a known trafficking route. Military video shows the small boat hit by a large explosion and engulfed in flames. The strike was ordered "at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth," using his new title. Lawmakers received classified briefings on a related September 2 operation after criticism that a second strike killed survivors of an initial blast. Legal experts warned that such "double tap" strikes could violate the laws of war, and leadership roles face scrutiny.
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