#Hamas: Missing #IDF officer probably killed by Israeli shelling together with his captors #Gaza RT @haaretzcom http://t.co/FvZYzBoJxf
— Anshel Pfeffer (@AnshelPfeffer) August 1, 2014
The Hannibal Directive: Did Givati Battalion Second Lieutenant Hadar Goldin Blow Himself Up? -- American Power
Israel's "Hannibal Directive" indicates that if an Israeli soldier is abducted he should blow himself up, rather than be taken into captivity.
Considering the case of Gilad Shalit, it's not clear if or when the directive is operational.
But with the developments today of Hamas rejecting the latest cease-fire truce, and the suspected kidnapping of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin, there's some chatter that the Israeli military operationalized Hannibal.
At Israel Matzav, "Report: IDF implemented Hannibal Protocol right after kidnapping, and Toronto's National Post, "Israel ... employs ‘Hannibal Procedure’ to bombard kidnappers’ escape routes — even if it kills captured soldier."
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My Comment: The area where Hadar Goldin was kidnapped received some of the most intense bombardment of the war .... why bomb an area where you know that your fellow soldier may be there? Answer .... you bomb it because of the "Hannibal Directive".
Update: According to Richard Engel from NBC News (see below) .... Hamas believes that it's men tried to seize an IDF soldier .... but were subsequently killed .... along with the Israeli soldier.
So according to hamas, its men may have tried to grab soldier, then lost contact, were killed. Group says it doesn't have live captive
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 1, 2014
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I find this update that was posted at 16:21 on the timesofisrael.com live blog today very interesting:
"Channel 2 cites Palestinian sources saying that the IDF has taken up positions on Philadelphi corridor, a narrow band of land separating the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula along Egypt’s border."
I've often wondered if Israel would retake the Philadelphi corridor, it's the only way to stop the flow of smuggled weapons/terrorists through Sinai without retaking Gaza in full.
Will be interesting to see how this story develops...
Another interesting update from the same source as above - this is from today 3rd August:
"13:53
Traffic jams in south due to tanks headed to Gaza
Traffic jams are reported on southern highways due to tank transport trucks making their way to the Gaza border.
The traffic problems are reported on roads 25, 232 and 241.
Police are deployed in increased numbers to help manage the traffic, and urge drivers to drive carefully on southern roads, as the tank transports move slowly, even on highways."
More Tanks going South despite all the talks of pullback - sufficiently enough that it requires traffic management?
I do not see Israel pulling back. I concur with your analysis Mattathias .... they are just repositioning their resources.
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