Israel ordered Hannibal Directive, killing own people held captive on Oct. 7
The Hannibal Directive stipulates the use of maximum force to prevent the capture of soldiers, even at the cost of their lives.
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The Hannibal Directive stipulates the use of maximum force to prevent the capture of soldiers, even at the cost of their lives.
The controversial policy to avoid capture of Israeli soldiers isn’t formally in place now. But echoes persist in Gaza.
Editor’s Note: On Saturday, December 27, 2008, after eight years of continuing rocket attacks on its territory by Islamic terrorist organizations, Israel launched a full-scale military operation against the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Officially named Operation Cast Lead, it began with massive air-strikes against Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets, and continued with a ground incursion in which thousands of Israeli soldiers participated. After twenty-two days of fighting, Israel announced a unilateral ceasefire, which became effective on January 18, 2009. While the political and military a...