#military-strikes

#military-strikes

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true,

Hours later, the president took questions from reporters at the White House, where one journalist asked if the administration has the legal authority to carry out the strikes. Yes, we do, Trump said. We have legal authority. We're allowed to do that, and if we do by land, we may go back to Congress. But we have this is a national security problem.

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"Since the start of the conflict on Thursday, at least 13 people have been killed and 380 have been wounded in Israel..."

The strikes on the European Hospital complex and Nasser hospital in Gaza killed at least 18 people as Israel aims directly at Hamas targets, igniting fierce criticism.