One of the more disturbing of many developments during last summer’s war [Operation Protective Edge] was the serial use of the Hannibal Directive to authorize the murder of captured Israeli soldiers. While the precise wording remains secret, Hannibal is a formal military order which approves the use of massive force in the event that an Israeli soldier is captured in battle. There is dissension in Israel about the purpose of this extraordinary firepower. Reporters for the liberal Haaretz claim the mission is [to] kill the soldier so he cannot fall captive and become a pawn in a future prisoner exchange. That is the explanation most generally accepted in knowledgeable Israeli circles, including among journalists and analysts.
You can read the rest, including alternative explanations @
http://www.mintpressnews.com/the-idf-murdered-a-captured-israeli-officer-under-hannibal-directive/207367/
The most moral army in the world, my ass.
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