Esra Tekin
08 June 2025•Update: 08 June 2025
ISTANBUL
Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including nearly 72 Palestinians killed, 100 injured as Israel continues attacks on Gaza on the second day of the Muslim Eid holiday; five injured when car drives into crowd in Germany; and Trump saying he has no intention to speak with tech-billionaire Elon Musk amid rising tension between the two one-close allies.
TOP STORIES
- At least 72 Palestinians killed, 100 more injured as Israel continues attacks on Gaza on 2nd day of Muslim holiday
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 72 Palestinians and injured around 100 more in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources.
Medical sources told Anadolu that on day two of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, at least 15 Palestinians, including six children, were killed and over 50 injured when Israeli warplanes struck a residential home with two missiles in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
Rescue teams fear that the death toll will rise to more than 30, as many are still missing and possibly trapped under the rubble.
Twelve people, including four members of a single family, were killed and over 40 others wounded in Israeli shelling that targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians west of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
- 5 injured when car drives into crowd in Passau, Germany
At least five people, including a 5-year-old girl, were injured when a car drove into a crowd in Germany, said media reports.
The incident took place around 3.30 pm (1330GMT) near the main train station in Passau, a southern city in the state of Bavaria.
A 48-year-old man drove his car into the crowd, injuring his wife and daughter along with three others in what the police suspect is a custody dispute, according to Bild daily online.
- Trump says he has no plans to speak with Musk
US President Donald Trump said that he has no plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk following their public verbal skirmishes earlier this week.
"No, I don't have any plans," Trump told reporters when asked if he planned to reach out to his former adviser, according to NBC News.
"I’m not thinking about Elon. You know, I just wish him well," Trump responded when asked about his opinion of Musk.
NEWS IN BRIEF
- Tokyo and Washington have "yet to find common ground" on tariffs, said Japan's top negotiator, Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa, following meetings with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed hope that France would oppose NATO's "interference" in the Asia-Pacific region during a call with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
- At least 54,772 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
- Myanmar's junta criticized a UN resolution passed against it for forced labor and other labor practice violations, calling the decision "politically motivated."
- Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), condemned Israel's ban on international journalists entering Gaza, calling it an unprecedented act in modern conflict.
- A US federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump's administration can temporarily bar The Associated Press from the Oval Office and other restricted areas, halting a judge's order to restore the wire service's access.
- Thailand said the opening and closing of checkpoints along the Cambodian border will be controlled by Bangkok.
- US billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of launching a new political party this week, potentially intensifying his feud with former ally President Donald Trump.
- China used artificial intelligence (AI) on Saturday during the world's largest college entrance exam.
- Israeli authorities claimed that the body of Thai citizen Natfong Pinta was recovered from the Gaza Strip.
- European lawmakers are calling for safe the passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which set sail to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and break Israel’s blockade amid attacks and severe food shortages.
- Amid open US designs to acquire Greenland, France’s president is set to visit the island in a show of European solidarity.
- Syria announced the closure of a camp for those displaced by the country’s 13-year civil war, calling it the end of a grave tragedy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- China says it's ready to fast-track rare earth exports to EU
China this week said it is willing to speed up export approvals of rare earth minerals to the EU, in a move aimed at easing trade tensions ahead of key decisions on tariffs and anti-dumping rulings.
“China attaches great importance to the EU's concerns and is willing to establish a green channel for qualified applications to speed up the approval process,” a Commerce Ministry spokesperson said, according to a ministry readout.
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao also urged the EU to cooperate. “We hope the EU will meet halfway and take effective measures to facilitate, safeguard and promote the compliant trade of high-tech products to China,” said Wang.
