- Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all The Washington Post
- US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say CNN
- What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea The New York Times
- Hegseth responds to report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military ABC News
- Hegseth defends strikes after WaPo ‘kill everybody’ story: ‘Fake news’ The Hill