Israeli forces kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including at least 30 aid seekers; 339 dead from starvation; full warehouses, empty stomachs in Gaza; “Nakba all over again” in West Bank; US’ shameful gatekeeping at UN; ‘Gaza Riviera’; new Gaza freedom flotilla sets sail
The killing of Tom Godo by the Israeli army is the latest example of Israelis killed by their own forces on 7 October, using the Hannibal Directive
Israel is killing its own people as it kills Gazans, sacrificing Israeli lives so it can carry on with the genocide. Fewer hostages means Hamas has less leverage.
Israel finally releases 600+ Palestinian prisoners after delay; Israel refuses to withdraw from Philadelphi corridor despite agreement; Israeli army’s 7 Oct probe further confirms use of Hannibal Directive on October 7th; Gaza reconstruction, new school year; Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land.
Despite a major Israeli daily confirming that the army killed many of its own soldiers and civilians on October 7, corporate news outlets have chosen to stay silent
Speaking of 9-year old Emily’s short time in Palestinian captivity, Thomas Hand said that the Israeli military “had to do everything in its powers to destroy Hamas,” even if that meant killing his own daughter.
Captain Bar Zonshein recounts firing tank shells on vehicles carrying Israeli civilians on October 7. “I decide that this is the right decision, that it’s better to stop the abduction and that they not be taken,” he told Israeli media outlets.
More weapons to Israel; Hannibal Directive on October 7th; Trump, Netanyahu float random destinations for ethnically cleansed Gazans; Trump’s ICC sanctions
A year’s worth of The Electronic Intifada’s investigative reporting, extensive monitoring and translation of the Hebrew-language Israeli media, and more has revealed that during the 7th offensive, Israel expanded the use of its murderous “Hannibal Directive” – designed to prevent soldiers from being taken alive as prisoners of war – by killing many of its own civilians… In fact, “Hannibal” began less than an hour after the Palestinian offensive began…
This October 7th story is breaking news in Australia, old news in Israel…and suppressed news in the US. This is the Hannibal Directive.