Hannibal Directive
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The Hannibal Directive, also translated as Hannibal Procedure or Hannibal Protocol, is the name of a controversial procedure used by the Israel Defense Forces to prevent the capture of Israeli soldier
Then-IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz (right) in a training exercise where the forces practiced a soldier abduction scenario. Addressing the IDF's operations forum, Gantz stated that IDF protocols do not allow for a soldier to be killed in order to prevent his abduction.
In 2016, then-IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot announced that the Hannibal Directive had been revoked.
Ma'alot massacre
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The Ma'alot massacre was a Palestinian terrorist attack that occurred on 14–15 May 1974 and involved the hostage-taking of 115 Israelis, chiefly school children, which ended in the murder of 25 hostag
Hannibal Directive
…especially in hostage situations. This policy led to some notable successes, such as Operation Entebbe, but also to loss of human life, e.g. the Maalot Massacre. In cases where Israeli soldiers were captured and no military solution was found, Israel was forced to negotiate with the captors for an exchange of…
Ma'alot massacre
Mordechai Hod and Moshe Dayan helping to rescue a girl that was held hostage
Ma'alot massacre victims in the Safed cemetery
Ma'alot massacre victim avenue (Sderot Kam) in Ramat Gan.