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Defense Official Denies Tomahawk Strike Killing 120 Children

7/31/2026

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U.S. defense official Hegseth refused to acknowledge that a Tomahawk missile killed 120 schoolchildren on the war’s first day.
Army JAG veteran Margaret Donovan said civilians suffer tragic losses and the public deserves to know what went wrong.
Donovan accused Hegseth of depleting munitions, lacking dignity for fallen soldiers, and committing war crimes in the Caribbean, and discussed the accusations with Bill Kristol on The Bulwark Podcast.

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U.S. defense official Hegseth refused to acknowledge that a Tomahawk missile killed 120 schoolchildren on the war’s first day.
Army JAG veteran Margaret Donovan said civilians suffer tragic losses and the public deserves to know what went wrong.
Donovan accused Hegseth of depleting munitions, lacking dignity for fallen soldiers, and committing war crimes in the Caribbean, and discussed the accusations with Bill Kristol on The Bulwark Podcast.