Washington handed Hamas a principles-based framework for a Gaza deal, via mediator Gershon Baskin. Hamas signaled openness to a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange, arranged through third parties. Netanyahu demanded a full hostage deal. The IDF began a Gaza City operation meant to degrade Hamas, not defeat it. The hostage risk remains as captives may have moved. Talks tied a 60-day ceasefire to hostage releases.

Russia unleashed its largest barrage on Ukraine, firing 805 drones and 13 missiles at Kyiv’s cabinet complex, setting the building ablaze and killing at least two. A residential strike killed a mother and her 2-month-old; dozens wounded. Kyiv vows to rebuild as peace talks stall.

Elite US commandos slipped into North Korean waters in 2019 to install surveillance on Kim Jong-un's communications. The mission, authorized by Trump, ended after civilian contact. They killed three North Korean fishermen; the operation was aborted and remains classified.

A Texas woman, Natasha Marie O'Dell, 38, was sentenced to six years for the 2023 arson of the Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church in Maltby, Washington. She pleaded guilty to arson and related charges; the church faced about $3.2 million in damages and a firefighter was injured.

A lighter note: Liberty Nation ran a Sept. 7, 2025 quiz on Space Command, voter-ID orders, and other policy topics.

The Digest, 9/7/2025 @330AM, CDT

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