IDF's Hannibal Directive: Frequently asked questions and answers

IDF's Hannibal Directive: Frequently asked questions and answers

The Hannibal Directive is a controversial policy wherein the IDF works to stop hostages from being taken at all costs, allegedly including targeting the hostage.

Israel carried out mass killing of own people under ‘Hannibal Directive’: Military probe

Israel massacred its own people under a highly controversial directive known as the “Hannibal Protocol” during Operation Al-Aqsa Storm carried out on October 7, 2023, by Hamas and other resistance group

Israeli army's 7 Oct probe further confirms implementation of Hannibal Directive

Israeli choppers fired over 11,000 shells on 'anything that moved' near the Gaza separation wall on 7 October 2023

‘Anything That Moved’: Israel Admits Air Force Applied Hannibal Directive on Oct 7

February 28, 2025 News Damaged building in the kibbutz Be'eri in Israel, following the October 7 attack.(Photo: Kobi Gideon / Government Press Office of Israel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=138950819)   By Palestine Chronicle Staff   Israel’s military has admitted that its air force applied the Hannibal Directive on October 7, reportedly firing on ‘anything that moved’ along the…