The Israeli military has officially admitted to killing their citizens under the Hannibal Protocol
An article recently posted on the official website of the Israeli army details numerous shortcomings of the military in the ability to safeguard the lives of Israelis during the October 7 attack on Be’eri. The investigation revealed that the army could not contain the large-scale infiltration that led to the loss of 101 people and the capture of 32.
The report pointed out that 31 soldiers and security personnel were also killed, and dozens of civilians were wounded during the attack, which targeted a kibbutz, a communal settlement primarily based on agriculture in Israel. Three hundred and forty armed Palestinians sneaked into Be’eri, and out of the roughly 100 distinguished Hamas members included, almost all of them were killed. The kibbutz was heavily affected, and the reconstruction would take a long time.
A report about the aggression published by Haaretz revealed rather sinister oversights in the actions of the Israeli armed forces during the raid on the Be’eri settlement to the border of the Gaza Strip. The findings underlined that the army remained utterly ill-prepared for the probability of a large-scale infiltration.
Concerns about applying the Hannibal Protocol during the October 7 attack were raised during the investigation. The Hannibal Protocol was previously formulated in 1986, and like other similar tactics, it is also aimed at the execution of hostages and kidnappers if they cannot be saved. The protocol was classified for about 18 years until it was leaked to the public by Israeli doctor Avner Shiftan through the Haaretz Newspaper Company.
Combination of Reference number one; Reference number two: use of heavy firearms done on October 7 attack – Hannibal’s Protocol done as the attack claimed civilian’s death. This much-debated procedure demands a return to accountability and transcendental revelation.
Surviving families are not only in search of compensation but justice as well. On January 2, families of the deceased at the Nova Music Festival sought a negligence claim and demanded a probe into the Israeli forces’ accountabilities. Likewise, families of the victims in the Be’eri settlement wrote a letter to the Chief of General Staff, Herzi Halevi, on January 6. They imposed an audit on the event, calling for a transparent probe.
Local media in Israel claimed that this could have been done under the Hannibal Protocol on the day of the attack, October 7, thus raising the demand for an inquiry. The utilisation of this protocol, whence it was accused that twelve Israeli prisoners lost their lives as an army tank blew up a house in a Jewish settlement, is a significant issue.
The report of this study endorses the call to enhance the army’s ability to respond effectively to such incidents and calls for better preparedness and response mechanisms within the organisation. The events of October 7 and the possibility of the Hannibal Protocol constitute an actuality that signifies specific problems whose solutions cannot be postponed and that call for the protection of Israeli citizens.
