{"id":300940,"date":"2025-12-02T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-defence-secretary-pete-hegseth-under-scrutiny-over-second-deadly-venezuela-boat-strike-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:05:09","slug":"us-defence-secretary-pete-hegseth-under-scrutiny-over-second-deadly-venezuela-boat-strike-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-defence-secretary-pete-hegseth-under-scrutiny-over-second-deadly-venezuela-boat-strike-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth under scrutiny over second deadly Venezuela boat strike | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HEbNkTNSwb4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth under scrutiny over second deadly Venezuela boat strike | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HEbNkTNSwb4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The White House has defended its Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over allegations he authorised a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that two people survived the first blast, and were still clinging to the burning vessel when they were killed, raising fresh legality questions.<\/p>\n<p>Some US politicians and former officers have said the &quot;double tap&quot; strike would constitute a war crime.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised the strikes but did not give an order to &quot;kill everybody&quot;, adding that a top US Navy admiral ordered the strikes \u201cwithin his authority and the law\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Venezuela #USPolitics #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House has defended its Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over allegations he authorised a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September. 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