Part of the reason for disinformation about Palestinians doing unspeakable things to "hostages" (POWs) is that the IDF want soldiers to be VERY motivated to not get captured

If it's unofficial and they do it to themselves, no hostage exchange and no accountability.

"…one might order encircled soldiers to drop a grenade to kill themselves and their captors. Reportedly, in the past, some IDF commanders told their soldiers to drop a grenade rather than be captured, but this does not appear to be official IDF protocol." https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-784759

I found an article saying that in Hebrew ages ago, and I couldn't believe what I was reading. Something about "blow up yourself and Hamas" seemed too ironic to be real.

It was / is reportedly very common in North East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan) but the Christian and Muslim prohibitions on suicide make it much less common to say it so directly in the West and Middle East.

@kmpiw @kmpiw @kmpiw @israel @palestine

#HannibalDirective #MasadaMyth #suicide #IDF #SuicideBombing #Israel #patisserie #Gaza #hostages #POWs

#Palestine / Families of killed or deceased hostages to the Chief of Staff: “Don't let 'Operation Gideon' become a Hannibal style operation!"

That was the stark message from families of killed or deceased hostages to the Chief of Staff. Gathered outside the Kirya in Tel Aviv, they begged Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi not to allow any operation that could harm living hostages or lead to the loss of remains. Noam, daughter of Haim Peri, whose body was recovered from Gaza, called on the Chief of Staff to stand firm with the political leadership and make the hostages' return the top priority. "Don't force IDF soldiers to compromise the fate of the hostages," she pleaded. Karmit Palty Katzir, sister of Elad Katzir, killed in captivity, stated: "We are a living testament to the fact that military pressure kills hostages and hides the dead."

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide #hannibaldirective

The Disintegration of Netanyahu's Project — The State No Longer Exists

Qutoing Yoana Gonen on how Israel failed its citizens and operates without moral restraint:

"[...] The government has completely disengaged from any responsibility towards its citizens, and the abandonment has not only continued – it has been expanded, doubled, and normalized. There is no contract, but rather a violent relationship between a rotten government and exhausted citizens. Not only was there no recovery – even shame barely registered.

Gonen, argues that the Israeli government, under #Netanyahu, has fundamentally abandoned its responsibility to its citizens, effectively dismantling the social contract that underpins a democratic state. She contends that recent events—specifically, the U.S.-led release of captive soldier Idan Alexander and the revelation of the circumstances surrounding the death of Tom Godo [*] on October 7th—demonstrate a pattern of neglect, disregard for human life, and a prioritization of political goals over the well-being of Israeli citizens. She concludes that Israel is no longer a state that protects and serves its people, but rather a system where the government operates with impunity and citizens are left vulnerable.

Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-05-13/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/00000196-c52f-d1bb-a5d6-c7ff24d60000

[*] Channel 13 revealed on Sunday that the #IDF killed an Israeli civilian, Tom Godo, on 8 October 2023 while he was hiding in the safe room of his home with his wife and three daughters and covered up the incident.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-killed-israeli-civilian-covered

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@israel
#GazaGenocide
#IsraelWarCrimes
#HannibalDirective
#OatmealQuotes

Bekräftat: Israels försvar använde Hannibal-direktivet 7 okt 2023 – en order som i praktiken kan innebära att gisslan offras för att förhindra att fienden får övertag. FN-rapporter och vittnesmål visar att egna civila kan ha dödats.
Gallant kritiserar också regeringen för att ha fördröjt eldupphör och förlorat tid att rädda fler. En etisk katastrof med lång politisk svans, skriver Konkrets redaktion.

https://magasinetkonkret.se/fore-detta-forsvarsminister-riktar-hard-kritik-mot-landets-regering/

#YoavGallant #Gisslan #HannibalDirective #KrigetsPris

with measures like the #HannibalDirective in place, its very clear none of this is about #hostages save as a swiss cheese pity banner 2excuse finishing their final solution.

What was the reason pre-jailbreak?

Hamas has done more to protect the hostages than their own people, who even point blank killed their own during the charade "rescue attempt" used as cover for the trojan aid truck marketplace massacre of str8 civilians simply shopping 4food.

#Nuseirat #weremember #TrojanAidTruckMassacre