🇺🇸/🇲🇽 After designating a 170-square-mile strip along the border between New Mexico and Mexico as a “National Defense Area” in April, allowing the U.S. military to temporarily detain illegal migrants or trespassers before being handed over to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The U.S. Department of Defense this week established another “National Defense Area” in Southern Texas, consisting of a 63-mile-long strip running east from the border of New Mexico and Texas near El Paso. These designations follow an executive order signed last month by President Donald J. Trump, giving the Defense Department jurisdiction over the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot-wide stretch of federal land that runs along the U.S-Mexico Border through New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

🔗 OSINTdefender

🇲🇽🇺🇸 Mexico President Sheinbaum says she rejected Trump offer to send US troops to Mexico

https://insiderpaper.com/sheinbaum-says-she-rejected-trump-offer-to-send-us-troops-to-mexico/

📈🇨🇳🇹🇼 Updated chart visualizing Chinese PLA air activity around Taiwan 2023-2025

🔗 Ian Ellis

🇾🇪🇮🇱 For the First time - a Houthi launched ballistic missile hit Israel's Ben Gurion airport. The missile was not intercepted.

🔗 Tal Inbar

🇾🇪🇮🇱 Israeli defenses fail to stop Houthi ballistic missile

In a statement, the Israel Airports Authority confirmed that “an investigation is underway regarding the impact at the Ben Gurion Airport area.” All landings and takeoffs were temporarily frozen as a precaution. Normal flight operations resumed after roughly one hour. “Ben Gurion Airport is open for operations,” the authority later said. “Takeoffs and landings have returned to normal.”

Israel’s Army Radio reported that the missile was not intercepted despite multiple attempts.

Israeli Channel 12 said the missile successfully bypassed four layers of air defense, including the high-altitude Arrow 3 and U.S.-supplied THAAD systems, before striking close to the heavily trafficked terminal area.

The launch was detected shortly after it occurred in Yemen, but the short window between detection and impact limited interception options. According to Israeli military sources cited by Channel 12, the missile evaded defensive coverage and reached the airport zone without being neutralized.

This marks one of the closest and most disruptive strikes on Israeli civilian infrastructure since the escalation of regional missile activity tied to the ongoing conflict between Iran-backed groups and Israel.

https://defence-blog.com/israeli-defenses-fail-to-stop-houthi-ballistic-missile/

🇸🇩🇦🇪 Footage of the UAE-backed RSF's strike on Port Sudan

🔗 ghaida

🇸🇩 According to “VistaMaps” sources, the aerial attack on Port Sudan International Airport and the Osman Digna Airbase was carried out by a manned aircraft “operated by an onboard human pilot” under the cover of suicide drones. Sudanese air defenses managed to intercept and shoot down all the drones; however, the manned aircraft conducted strikes that hit key facilities, including military warehouses.

The commander of the Red Sea Military Region stated that the attack was carried out by a ‘strategic aircraft’ covered by 11 suicide drones, which initiated the strikes shortly after midnight and continued until sunrise, targeting multiple civilian and military sites, including the airport, the airbase south of the city, and a radar station located north of Flamingo Naval Base.

He explained that all the drones were intercepted, with some falling into the Red Sea waters, indicating that the attack was launched from the sea rather than from land.

He also confirmed that the drone attack served as cover for a primary strike executed by the ‘strategic aircraft,’ in a clear reference to a manned aircraft that carried out the main assault.

The official Spox for Sudan’s gov stated that these attacks leave no doubt that the ongoing war has far surpassed the capabilities of the Rapid Support Forces militia, revealing direct involvement of foreign air power operated from Abu Dhabi; a clear indication of the role played by UAE military.

🔗 Mohamed Mustafa

🇺🇸🇮🇱 MAGA Leaders Defend Americans' Right to Boycott Israel

Prominent figures from within President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" or "MAGA" movement came out against the bipartisan IGO Anti-Boycott Act, House Resolution 867—saying it would criminalize boycotts and free speech against Israel.

https://www.newsweek.com/maga-leaders-defend-americans-right-boycott-israel-2067909

🇯🇵🤝🌐 — Japan announces it wants to join a NATO command for the support of Ukraine

➡️ Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance.

➡️ Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani announced his country’s interest during talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Tokyo.

➡️ After providing the war-torn country with defense equipment and support, Japan now wants to join NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, or NSATU, headquartered at a U.S. base in the German town of Wiesbaden.

➡️ Last April 13, 2025, AP reported Japan is working towards joining NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) command in Germany.

➡️ The move would reportedly have Japan take a more involved role in training Ukrainian forces, potentially sending troops to Europe to do so.

➡️ Details of the mission, including the possibility of sending any Japan Self Defense Force members to Wiesbaden, were still to be discussed.

➡️ As AP hints, any Japanese cooperation was not expected to involve combat, in line with what has been Tokyo’s post-World War II tradition of limiting its military’s role.

https://apnews.com/article/japan-defense-nato-rutte-china-15de39e226c57a893fbf9755f600dcdb

🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — In interview to Russian State Media Russia Today, Pakistani Ambassador to Russian Federation said Islamabad could use nuclear weapons in case of war with New Delhi

‘Pakistan will use full spectrum of power, BOTH conventional and nuclear’

🤔 Interestingly, it comes in surprise for some Indian observers - given that Russia is historically friend to India - as Russian Media and affiliated outlets lately are more and more covering the tensions from a Pro-Pakistan perspective

🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — In interview to Russian State media RT, Pakistani Ambassador to Russian Federation issued a direct war warning to India over the flow of Indus River

‘Attempt to usurp the water of lower riparian would be an act of war against Pakistan

240 million people…

This is the lifeline of Pakistan’



🇮🇱❌🇵🇸❗️ — Israeli security cabinet approves expansion of military action in Gaza, Ynet reports;

In recent session, IDF chief warned that large-scale operations could jeopardize the lives of hostages.

🇮🇳❌🇵🇰 — Indian Media ANI reported India cut off Pakistani water supply via Baglihar Dam, threatening Pakistan's water & food security directly

New Delhi had resumed flow from border dam Thursday