Baird is leading the charge to form a new state from rural counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon , though he certainly was n't the only voice in support of the move . The Israeli army says over 470 rockets have been fired from Gaza this year , but it was the first time since June that Hamas had acknowledged launching rockets at Israel . Israeli parliament member Miri Regev , a former chief spokesman of the military , wrote on Twitter it was an " Iranian drone launched by Hezbollah " , referring to the Lebanese Shi'ite group that fought a war  GAZA Israel said it struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday after Palestinian militants fired rockets at southern Israel , in what they said was a response to an Israeli air strike that killed one militant and wounded a second a day earlier . But it ’s unclear whether that fight will get to the justices in time for a decision this term or whether Obama ’s effort to expand his executive actions on immigration  The new term ’s biggest rulings will land in June , as the 2016 presidential campaign enters its final stretch , and they will help shape the political debate . The drone was first spotted above the Mediterranean near the Hamas - ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel , said military spokeswoman Avital Leibovich . The armed wing of Hamas , the Islamists who control the Gaza Strip , said it had joined in Monday 's rocket attack along with the smaller Islamic Jihad group . Two Dallas policemen were reportedly shot at a nearby Home Depot and reportedly ... ( Associated Press ) Law enforcement officers stand guard at the driveway entrance to the emergency room at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas . Israel said its air raid targeted 25-year - old Mohammed Makawi whom it linked to a radical group involved in a recent Sinai border attack in which an Israeli was killed . A still image taken from Israeli Defence Forces ( IDF ) video footage shows what they say is a small unidentified aircraft shot down in a mid - air interception after it crossed into southern Israel October 6 , 2012 . Officer Rogelio Santander died at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas hospital at 8:11 a.m. Wednesday . “ Constitutional law and politics are certainly not the same thing , but they are interrelated , never more so than in a presidential election year that will likely determine who gets to appoint the next justice or two or three , ” said Vikram D. Amar , dean of the University of Illinois College of Law . ( Louis DeLuca / The Dallas Morning ... ( Associated Press ) DALLAS ( AP ) — A Dallas police officer died Wednesday after a shooting that wounded another officer and an employee at a home improvement store , the city 's mayor said . The Israeli army said it had targeted " Hamas terror activity sites and terrorist squads responsible for the rocket fire " , but gave no details . Holding Sway On Health Care While the occupant of the governor 's office is historically far less important than the party that controls the state legislature , top state officials in coming years are expected to wield significant influence in at least one major area .