Jonathan Cook here writes about the Israeli military’s little-known “Hannibal Directive”, which compels soldiers to kill their fellow soldiers and civilians rather than allow them to be taken hostage. This begs the question: was the Hamas massacre truly what we’ve been told, or did Israel’s military play a large part in the number of dead? Hamas has now released several hostages, to the disbelief of anyone watching the corporate news’ version of events, and they’ve pledged to release more. This seems at odds with what we’ve been presented as the narrative of their surprise attack. This also casts further doubt on the “beheaded babies” narrative. Would Israeli forces firebomb a nursery rather than see the children taken hostage? This isn’t to discount the horrors committed by Hamas, but to add a layer of perspective that is totally absent.
Now, listen to a Jewish survivor of the Hamas assault. She describes a situation where Israeli forces killed a number of hostages in order to prevent Hamas fighters from leaving.
