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womanofthehills

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17. Palestine Chronical - " 'Anything That Moved': Israel Admits Air Force Applied Hannibal Directive on Oct 7

Reply to Mysterian (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 9, 2025, 02:49 PM

Mar 9

From Palestine Chronical / March 9 2025. -

“The Israeli military has admitted for the first time that its air force implemented the controversial Hannibal Directive on October 7, 2023, the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.

This controversial procedure, which included the killing of both detainees and their captors, was reportedly issued at approximately 10:30 a.m., amid attacks along the Israel-Gaza border. “
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In January 2024 the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot reported that the Israeli military implemented the Hannibal Directive, killing its own soldiers and civilians in order to prevent Hamas from taking them as captives. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-hannibal-directive-on-oct-7-gallants-admission-confirms-earlier-reports/

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Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 9 OP

Shutting off food, water, electricity, making it impossible to live there. patphil Mar 9 #1

Genocide is the name that comes to mind! lark Mar 9 #4

They can build the Orange Man's resort upon untold thousands of oppressed people's graves. Magoo48 Mar 9 #15

WAR CRIME no_hypocrisy Mar 9 #2

Netanyahoo is a murderer by choice. lark Mar 9 #3

At this point in time, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 9 #5

I think you need to multitask. Raven Mar 9 #6

I think not. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 9 #7

Exactly....some here BuddhaGirl Mar 9 #8

That is exactly my point. Thanks for making it for me. Raven Mar 9 #10

BTW, I do multi task, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 9 #11

I think we can think about more than one problem at a time womanofthehills Mar 9 #16

You're more than welcome to think about anything you want to, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 9 #21

In real time on our phones? ZRB Mar 9 #22

We are rapidly losing any semblance of humanity. Evolve Dammit Mar 9 #9

Definition of sociopath...malignant narcissist. He has never displayed an ounce of empathy, wiggs Mar 9 #14

How do you prepare for previously unthinkable acts of atrocity?? Hegseth and the USAF who "will kill for you sir." Evolve Dammit Mar 9 #18

If Hamas wants this to stop, they know what they have to do . . . . . SarcasticSatyr Mar 9 #12

Wow, murder thousands of your neighbors and they cut off your electricity Mysterian Mar 9 #13

Palestine Chronical - " 'Anything That Moved': Israel Admits Air Force Applied Hannibal Directive on Oct 7 womanofthehills Mar 9 #17

Desalination plants. Igel Mar 9 #19

Netanyahu is a war criminal and a dictator. red dog 1 Mar 9 #20

Escalating the pressure on Hamas. maxsolomon Mar 10 #23