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Rubio defends US boat strikes after Pacific death toll
Filed: Jun 03, 2026 at 4:02 PM ET
Summary: Marco Rubio defended U.S. legal criteria for boat strikes during a Senate hearing as a May 30 Pacific strike raised deaths to 205.
WHO: Secretary of State Marco Rubio
WHAT: Defended the legality and targeting criteria for U.S. military strikes on boats engaged in narco-trafficking operations
WHEN: Jun 03, 2026 at 3:40 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Rubio was responding to questions about the criteria for targeting boats during a Senate hearing and defending the Defense Department’s determination of strike legality.
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