In a story published earlier on Friday, the Post reported the former Fox News host had issued a verbal directive to the special ops commander overseeing the strike to “kill everybody” aboard the boat. Reports of the attack raised concerns about the constitutionality of the strikes, with some experts and lawmakers saying the alleged “double-tap” may violate the law of armed conflict, which forbids targeting an enemy combatant who’s out of the fight due to injury or surrender. While Hegseth did not expressly deny that a second attack killed survivors on the boat, he insisted the “current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict — and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command.”
Author: Muri Assunção, New York Daily News
Published at: 2025-12-01 21:50:00
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