Israeli girl’s death brings army’s ‘Hannibal Protocol’ back into focus

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An Israeli eyewitness said that during Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel, the army surrounded a house containing members of the Palestinian group and Israelis and later opened fire with tank rounds, killing all of them, TRT World reports.

It appeared to be the latest implementation of the Hannibal Protocol, which involves the killing of enemy-held captives to prevent Israeli civilians from being taken to Gaza as hostages.

Israeli media reported that 12-year-old Liel Hetzroni was killed by Hamas in Kibbutz Be’eri, yet others say differently.

Read the full report here.

 Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shared on his X account that Liel was “killed by Hamas monsters” on October 7. — Reuters
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shared on his X account that Liel was “killed by Hamas monsters” on October 7. — Reuters

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