Beril Canakci
07 September 2025•Update: 07 September 2025
ISTANBUL
Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including Türkiye commemorating Turkish American activist killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank one year ago; Hamas signaling openness to proposals for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza; and Trump threatening to deploy “Department of War” in Chicago in a federal crackdown.
TOP STORIES
- Türkiye commemorates Turkish American activist killed by Israeli forces in West Bank one year ago
Türkiye commemorated a Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6, 2024, on the first anniversary of her death.
“We commemorate our citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who lost her life after being targeted by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Sept. 6, 2024, with mercy and respect on the anniversary of her death,” the Foreign Ministry said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.
The ministry called the attack, which disregarded the lives of innocent civilians, “a clear violation of international law and human rights.”
- Hamas says it is open to proposals for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
The Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, said it is open to proposals aimed at achieving a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas reaffirmed “its commitment and adherence” to a ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators on Aug. 18 and accepted by the group.
“Hamas is ready for any ideas or proposals that achieve a permanent ceasefire, a full withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, the unconditional entry of aid, and a genuine prisoner exchange through serious negotiations mediated by mediators,” it added.
- Trump threatens to deploy ‘Department of WAR’ in Chicago for federal crackdown
US President Donald Trump once again warned that he would deploy the “Department of WAR” in the city of Chicago.
“I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” Trump wrote on the US social media company Truth Social, which he owns, altering a famous line from Apocalypse Now, a 1979 film about a renegade officer in the Vietnam War.
The post included an image, apparently AI-generated, showing Trump dressed as a character from the movie with the caption “Chipocalypse Now.”
NEWS IN BRIEF
- Jean-Luc Melenchon, a leader of the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, said the opposition has filed a motion in Parliament calling for the impeachment of President Emmanuel Macron.
- Israeli forces injured 20 Palestinians and detained 18 during raids across the West Bank, while illegal settlers carried out attacks on farmland and Bedouin communities in the occupied territory.
- At least five people were injured when a bridge under construction collapsed in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, authorities said.
- Kaouther Ben Hania’s powerful Gaza docudrama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, the second-highest honor at the Venice Film Festival.
- A fleet of Gaza-bound boats postponed departure to the blockaded Palestinian enclave to Wednesday, organizers said.
- Hundreds affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan have been relocated to tent villages in Kunar province, but more help is urgently needed as winter draws near, an official told Anadolu.
- Irish authorities launched an investigation after a second online threat in a week was directed at the family of Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris, media reported.
- Anadolu has captured footage of the site in Syria’s capital of Damascus, where American journalist Austin Tice, detained in 2012 by forces of the since-ousted Bashar al-Assad regime, with his fate still unknown, was held.
- World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that Sudan is facing a catastrophic hunger crisis, with famine already confirmed in parts of the country.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- US oil rig count up by 2 for week ending Sept. 5
The oil rig count in the US increased by two this week, according to data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes.
The number of oil rigs, an indicator of short-term production in the country, rose to 414 for the week ending Sept. 5.
But the number of US oil rigs dropped by 69 compared to one year ago.
- South Korea weighs US visit after raids on Hyundai plant workers
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said he may travel to the US after immigration authorities detained hundreds of South Korean nationals in a raid on a Hyundai electric vehicle plant in the US state of Georgia, according to the Yonhap news agency.
A total of 475 people were arrested Thursday in what US officials said was a criminal investigation into alleged unlawful employment practices. More than 300 of the detained were South Koreans.
