Israeli Army’s Internal October 7 Probes Decisively Reaffirm That Hannibal Directive Was Carried Out

A top-level internal probe of the Israeli army’s failures on 7 October 2023 has reaffirmed that the air force was ordered to carry out the Hannibal Directive a few hours after the Palestinian resistance in Gaza launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The Hannibal Directive is a long-standing Israeli military protocol aimed at preventing the capture of Israeli hostages, even at [...]