Revealed: IDF’s Use of Controversial Hannibal Directive During October Hamas Raid Raises Questions About Civilian Casualties
Jerusalem, Israel — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly employed the controversial Hannibal Directive during a Hamas incursion on October 7 at several army facilities, sparking new scrutiny over a policy thought to be abandoned. This directive, which allows for the use of force to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers, was secretly developed during the mid-1980s and has since seen multiple revisions until its supposed discontinuation in 2016. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, …