Israel kills Hamas commander in Gaza; German military study finds sexual misconduct problem

Israel has killed a Hamas commander in a strike in the Gaza Strip. Hamas is the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza. According to Politico Europe, the commander, Samir Abu Younis, helped plan and oversee the Oct. 7 massacre and had taken control of Hamas' Rafah Brigade only two months earlier. The report appeared just hours before this article was prepared, and the source gives no further details about the circumstances of the strike.

Study on the German armed forces

The same news feed also mentions a study that found "systemic" sexual misconduct in the German armed forces. About 40% of female soldiers and 20% of male soldiers said they had experienced at least one form of sexual misconduct over the past year. That item was published on Nov. 11.

Pistorius on arms manufacturing

Another item concerns German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. He rejected claims that Germany puts its own arms industry ahead of Europe's interests. In his words, protecting national weapons manufacturers is a problem common to all EU countries. That item was published on Nov. 4.

Note on the source

The headline of the source article refers to Romania condemning drone strikes on ships in the Black Sea, but the text available contains no details on that subject, so they are not described here.