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https://x.com/cb_doge/status/1918109161037930813
Netanyahu vows response after Houthi missile hits near Israel's main airport
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against the Houthis after a missile fired by the group struck the grounds of Israel's main airport.
In a video posted on social media, Netanyahu threatened strikes, saying: "We attacked in the past, we will attack in the future".
The missile, fired from Yemen by the Iran-backed group, landed near the main terminal of Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, Israeli authorities said.
Four people were injured by the blast, with another two injured on their way to a shelter, Israeli media reported, citing emergency services. None were seriously hurt.
Later on Sunday, the Houthis said they would impose "a comprehensive aerial blockade" on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports, in response to Israeli military plans to expand operations in Gaza.
Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, responded to the attack by saying: "Anyone who hits us, we will hit them seven times stronger".
In a later statement, Netanyahu said "attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran", adding Israel would respond to the Houthi attack, and to Iran "at a time and place of our choosing".
Unverified footage posted online appeared to show drivers on a road nearby pulled over to take cover as a projectile lands, creating a plume of black smoke near the airport, which is on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
The airport has now reopened to flights, after temporarily halting them - though several major airlines, including Lufthansa, Air France and Delta, cancelled Sunday's flights to and from the airport.
Sirens were activated in several parts of the country as the missile approached - and the Israeli Air Force said it was investigating the failure to intercept it.
Citing defence sources, Israeli media reported that both Israel's long-range Arrow air defence system and a US-made Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) battery failed to intercept the missile.
Senior Israeli police commander Yair Hetzroni showed journalists a crater caused by the impact of the missile, which airport authorities said had landed beside a road near a Terminal three parking lot.
"You can see the scene right behind us here, a hole that opened up with a diameter of tens of metres and also tens of metres deep," Hetzroni said, adding that there was no significant damage.
Netanyahu is set to meet ministers and defence officials on Sunday to discuss a response, local media reported.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group based in Yemen, have regularly launched missile attacks at Israel in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza, but it is rare for one to make it through Israel's sophisticated air defences.
The group have also been carrying out attacks on ships in the Red Sea, which the US has responded to by leading a bombing campaign against it - which the UK has assisted in.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvqr00278no
Mexico's president says she rejected Trump's plan to send US troops across the border
MEXICO CITY – MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that she rejected it.
Her remarks to supporters in eastern Mexico came in response to a Wall Street Journal article published the day before, describing a tense phone call last month in which Trump reportedly pressured her to accept a bigger role for the U.S. military in combating drug cartels in Mexico.
“He said, ‘How can we help you fight drug trafficking? I propose that the United States military come in and help you.’ And you know what I said to him? ‘No, President Trump.'"
She added: “Sovereignty is not for sale. Sovereignty is loved and defended."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sheinbaum's remarks.
The U.S. military presence has increased steadily along its southern border with Mexico in recent months, following Trump’s order in January to increase the army's role in stemming the flow of migrants.
The U.S. Northern Command has surged troops and equipment to the border, increased manned surveillance flights to monitor fentanyl trafficking along the border and sought expanded authority for U.S. Special Forces to work closely with Mexican forces conducting operations against cartels.
Trump designated many of the gangs and cartels smuggling drugs into the U.S. as foreign terrorist organizations on Feb. 19, restricting their movements and lending law enforcement more resources to act against them.
But Sheinbaum’s hardline stance Saturday signaled that U.S. pressure for unilateral military intervention would put her and Trump on a collision course after months of cooperation on immigration and trade.
“We can work together, but you in your territory and us in ours,” Sheinbaum said.
To a burst of applause, she added: “We will never accept the presence of the United States military in our territory."
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/mexicos-president-rejected-trumps-plan-send-us-troops-121436757
Voters approve measure: Elon Musk's Starbase is now an official city in Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Texas has a brand-new city, and its name is Starbase.
A vote Saturday to decide whether to turn part of south Texas into a new city centered around Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivered a victory to the tech billionaire and his rocket company. As expected, the measure passed with broad support, paving the way for a newly incorporated city made up almost exclusively of SpaceX employees and people connected to the company.
The final vote tally Saturday night was 212 in favor of incorporation and six against; only 143 votes were needed for the measure to pass.
“It’s officially statistically impossible for the measure to fail,” Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza said. “Cameron County is about to have a new city.”
Musk celebrated the vote in a post on X Saturday night.
“Starbase, Texas Is now a real city!” he wrote.
Shortly after the vote, an X account for the new city was created.
“Becoming a city will help us continue building the best community possible for the men and women building the future of humanity’s place in space,” the account wrote in its first post, which was reposted to SpaceX’s official account.
Now that the vote has passed, commissioners in the county will canvass the results within two weeks, Garza said. A judge will then assign an order declaring the results of the election and the official incorporation of the new city.
The new city of Starbase covers about 1½ square miles at the southern tip of Texas, a coastal spot nestled against the Mexico border. The area is home to SpaceX headquarters, and it’s where the company builds its boosters and engines and launches its huge Starship rocket on test flights.
The ballot result was a much-needed win for Musk, who has faced widespread backlash over the past few months for his involvement with President Donald Trump’s administration. Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has overseen sweeping layoffs and cuts across federal agencies.
In response, protests against Musk have erupted around the country and profits have plummeted at the billionaire’s electric car company, Tesla.
Now, SpaceX will have the company town that Musk first publicly proposed in 2021.
In addition to incorporating the new city, Saturday’s election also selected Starbase’s first mayor — Bobby Pedden — and two city commissioners — Jordan Buss and Jenna Petrzelka. The candidates for all three positions ran unopposed, and all three are employees of SpaceX.
There were 283 people eligible to cast ballots in Saturday’s Cameron County special election, according to county election records. Eligibility was determined based on if a resident’s home would fall within the boundaries of the proposed new city.
Neither SpaceX nor Musk has detailed the purpose of incorporating a city around the rocket company’s operations. There has been speculation, however, that having greater municipal control of the area could ease some of the bureaucracy and restrictions around SpaceX’s tests and rocket launches.
At the moment, SpaceX must obtain permission from authorities in Cameron County to close a highway and shut down public access to Boca Chica Beach and Boca Chica State Park to keep people safe during rocket launches.
The frequent closures have contributed to legal complaints against SpaceX and drawn protests from local residents and activists, including the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, the South Texas Environmental Justice Network and Border Workers United, as reported by CNBC.
Now that SpaceX operates within the newly incorporated city of Starbase, things may soon change — though perhaps not without resistance.
“Right now that authority lies solely within Cameron County and my office, and we think that we’ve proven to be good collaborators and partners with SpaceX in their operations and also in making sure and providing enough notice and public access to Boca Chica Beach,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino told NBC News.
Trevino said any changes to the established procedures would be unnecessary.
“If it’s not broken, it doesn’t need to be fixed,” he said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/welcome-starbase-population-283-rcna204214