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The Hannibal Directive is a controversial Israel Defense Forces (IDF) procedure designed to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers by authorizing maximal measures to stop abductions, even if those me...
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The Hannibal Directive is a controversial Israel Defense Forces (IDF) procedure designed to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers by authorizing maximal measures to stop abductions, even if those me...
Reporting since October 7, 2023 centers on allegations that Israeli forces invoked the Hannibal Directive — a decades‑old IDF protocol that authorizes maximal force to prevent soldiers being taken — d...