HANNIBAL DIRECTIVE: Israel mass killed settlers on Oct 7 to prevent hostage taking
Evidence from Israeli sources confirming they fired missiles and tank shells blindly at their own people. Survivors confirmed they were attacked by IOF too. Photo and Video evidence included.
What is the Hannibal Directive:
The Hannibal Directive is a military procedure used by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). Named after an ancient general who poisoned himself to prevent being captured alive, the Hannibal Directive allows Israeli forces to take any means necessary to stop Israelis from being captured alive – even at the cost of killing the captives. The directive was introduced in 1986, following abductions of IOF soldiers in Lebanon, and resulted in multiple prisoner exchanges.
Photo and Video Evidence of Hannibal Directive:
In this 5-minute video - I compiled numerous videos, articles, and interviews shared by Israeli media that confirm Israeli forces were responsible for the large casualties on Oct 7.
Previous Prisoner Exchanges:
Below are a few prominent prisoner swaps Israel has done before Dec 2023 with the Gilad Shalit exchange being one of the most prominent ones - in which 1027 Palestinians were released in exchange for occupation soldier Gilad Shalit.
1983: Ansar Prison Camp Exchange
Israel exchanged over 4,500 Palestinian prisoners for six Israeli soldiers.
May 1985: Jibril Agreement
Israel released 1,150 prisoners in exchange for three Israelis captured in Lebanon.
1996: Israel-Hezbollah Agreement
Israel and Hezbollah swapped the bodies of 123 fighters for the remains of two Israeli soldiers.
2004: Elhanan Tannenbaum and IDF Soldiers' Remains Exchange
Israel released 436 prisoners, including Palestinians and other Arabs, in exchange for Israeli businessman Elhanan Tannenbaum and the remains of three soldiers killed in 2000.
2008 (Samir Kuntar and Bodies of IDF Soldiers):
Israel released five Lebanese prisoners, and the bodies of 199 Lebanese and Palestinian fighters, in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.
2011 Gilad Shalit Exchange:
Israel released 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier who was captured in 2006 by Hamas
What happened on October 7th?
On October 7th The Palestinian Resistance launched an attack on the zionist settler colony to take soldiers and reservists for a prisoner swap. Before Oct 7 Israel had taken hostage 4900 Palestinians, of which 1,000 prisoners were placed under administrative detention, which means that they are held without trial, and any “evidence” against them is withheld from them. After October 7, Palestinian hostages in Israeli prisons have increased by 130%: bringing the current number to over 9,500 - of which 3,660 are taken hostage without charge.
Israeli Media Confirmed Israeli Forces Attacked Israelis:
On October 7, Near the Gaza border, IOF Apache helicopter pilots were deployed within an hour of fighting to combat Hamas fighters who had entered the occupied territory and begun taking captives. Israeli forces indiscriminately attacked with combat helicopters, gunfire and tanks to prevent hostage-taking and killed their own settlers. The pilots faced immense challenges in differentiating between Hamas fighters and civilians, a task made evident by their own words.
Direct Quotes Confirming Confusion in Target Identification:
A pilot grappling with the challenge of identifying targets says, "I find myself in a dilemma as to what I am shooting for."
Colonel A, a reserve pilot, expresses similar difficulties: "I find myself in a dilemma as to what to shoot at, because there are so many."
Another pilot, reflecting on the chaos at Nahal Oz, shares: "They direct me to some kind of plantation near the base. I see a lot of cars on Route 232 standing, and some with their doors open. I understand that I'm going to have a dilemma here as to who is our forces and who is the enemy, if any, and who are civilians."
The communication network said: "We see a lot of terrorists, we don't know if they are terrorists, but soldiers on vans heading towards the Strip, and we are bypassing them." A pilot replies: "Going into execution on a soft surface", and receives confirmation: “permitted”.
Pilots also shared how Hamas was instructed not to run the pilots would think they were Israelis. This deception tactic made identifying targets even more challenging
Pilots also shared how ground forces lacked the expertise to guide aerial fire. This challenge also troubled helicopter pilots flying at low altitudes, as they struggled to distinguish between enemy combatants and Israelis.
Weapons used:
Pilots stated during the interview, that the weapons used were 28 combat helicopters that fired all the ammunition in their bellies throughout the day of combat, hundreds of 30mm cannon shells as well as Hellfire missiles. The pilots engaged targets both "over the sides of the fence, and also right inside the settlements. In 4 hours, about 300 targets were attacked.
Haaretz also confirmed combat helicopters arrived at the ‘party’ and hit festival goers and Hamas had no prior knowledge of this ‘party’.
Hamas Attacked Military Targets:
Dozens of videos recorded by Hamas show they attacked military bases, killing hundreds of IOF soldiers - yet this fact is ignored. We always hear ‘1200 civilians’ - which is false.
Adult Settlers are NOT Civilians:
All Israeli settlers have to serve in the occupation army - it is mandatory. After their mandatory military service, they are in "reserves” for the next few decades. Nearly 350,000 reservists have been deployed after Oct 7 for the Gaza genocide- the reservists you see carpet bombing Gaza are what Israel portrays as civilians.
The war criminals dropping bombs on refugee camps and hospitals day and night are Israeli teachers, students, cooks, doctors, engineers, influencers, employees from HR/marketing, etc.
All adult settlers are combatants who have received military training. If you apply that logic the names in red would triple. Kibbutzes also have armories and a weapons cache for ‘guarding’.
Now pause and ask yourself, are trained ex-military that are on reserve duty, civilians or non-civilians?
To summarize: On Oct 7 Hamas entered occupied Palestine to take hostages for a prisoner swap. In this process - Israeli forces carried out the Hannibal Directive in which they begun sacrificing their own settlers to prevent hostage taking.