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double tap

A tactic where a second strike targets the same location shortly after the first, hitting rescue workers and medical personnel responding to initial casualties. Widely condemned as a violation of IHL protections for medical and rescue personnel.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Extrajudicial Killing
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Operation Southern Spear: Lethal Drone Strikes on Caribbean and Pacific Drug Boats

A sustained campaign of Hellfire missile strikes on suspected drug boats has killed at least 95 people without due process, public evidence of drug trafficking, or identification of the dead. Legal …

  • At least 95 people killed in 26+ Hellfire missile strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since September 2, 2025, with no public …
  • The very first strike on September 2, 2025 included a 'double tap' — two survivors clung to wreckage for 45 minutes before a follow-up …
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