Israel accused of killing its own civilians under the 'Hannibal Directive' to avoid them being taken hostage
Israel accused of killing its own civilians under the 'Hannibal Directive' to avoid them being taken hostage
The controversial "Hannibal Directive", which Israel says isn't named for the famous Carthaginian general who took poison rather than be captured by the Romans, was reportedly enacted after the October 7 Hamas attack, with revelations detailing attacks by IDF tanks and helicopters on homes and vehic...
The only thing I don't understand about this article is what precipitated them to write it now, in September.
As they mentioned, this all came out months ago. Haaretz -- which is basically the Israeli New York Times -- reported on this. Soldiers, survivors, and investigators have all testified that the IDF instructed soldiers to let no one return to Gaza, full stop, by any means necessary, and liquidated hostages in a widespread manner.
It's terrible. I'm glad it's being talked about. But geez, why does it take months for something like this to suddenly get reported on?
Trump: "...and Netanyahu told me that Hannibal Lecter came to him, eyes full of tears..."
I know, even this snippet is too coherent for Trump, but his current obsession with Hannibal Lecter is just asking for him to get this confused.
In regards to the actual article about Israel killing its own citizens, I present Philip J. Fry, shocked face:
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