SHOTLIST: MEDITERRANEAN SEA (OCT. 16, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. TÜRKİYE'S 17TH 'GOODNESS SHIP' CARRYING HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA MOVING AT SEAMEDITERRANEAN SEA - OCT. 16: The 17th “Goodness Ship,” carrying around 900 tons of humanitarian aid for Gaza, departed Tuesday from Türkiye’s southern Mersin International Port and is continuing its journey on Thursday to arrive at Egypt’s Al Arish Port. The shipment, organized under the coordination of Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and in cooperation with the Egyptian Red Crescent, included contributions of 17 nongovernmental organizations. The aid will reach the Karem Abu Salem border crossing via Egypt’s Al Arish Port, the nearest port to Gaza. Prepared to help meet the essential needs of Gaza residents, the aid packages include ready-to-eat food, canned goods, and baby formula. Since the start of Israel’s attacks on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, Türkiye has delivered humanitarian assistance through 16 ships and 14 aircraft under AFAD’s coordination. A ceasefire was reached last week, as part of US President Donald Trump's plan to permanently end the war that killed more than 68,000 Palestinians and destroyed the enclave. Last week, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a plan he laid out on Sept. 29 to bring a ceasefire to Gaza, release all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip. Phase one of the deal came into force last Friday. Under the deal, Hamas released 20 living Israeli hostages and handed over the remains of 10 captives in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Phase two of the plan calls for the establishment of a new governing mechanism in Gaza without Hamas’ participation, the formation of a multinational force and the disarmament of Hamas. Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed nearly 68,000 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children, and rendered it largely uninhabitable.