Greg Myrie

A second U.S.

strike killed them, but Hegseth said he only learned hours later that this follow-up strike took place.

He said the commander of the operation made the correct decision to, quote, sink the boat and eliminate the threat.

But critics have raised the possibility the attack could be a violation of U.S.

law or the laws of war.

Greg Myhre, NPR News, Washington.

Vice President Vance met Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

Afterward, Vance told reporters, quote, We have a very, very tough task ahead of us, which is to disarm Hamas but rebuild Gaza.

Vance is part of a high-profile U.S.

team in Israel this week with the mission of extending the ceasefire to a more challenging second phase.

U.S.

Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are also in Israel and have also held talks with the prime minister.

Netanyahu is universally known in Israel as Bibi.

The Israeli media is calling the visiting American contingent the Bibi-sitters.

Greg Myrie, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

The ceasefire is certainly significant, and most everyone here is giving Trump credit.

But you can see parallels to President George W. Bush and the Iraq War back in 2003.

Just six weeks into that war, with the U.S.

in control of Iraq, Bush went aboard a U.S.

aircraft carrier and essentially declared the war over in front of this huge banner that read, Mission Accomplished.