Jerusalem -An Israeli military official says the army will no longer employ the tactic of using overwhelming fire to prevent the capture of a soldier, even at the risk of killing the soldier.
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During Israel’s 2014 war with the militant Islamic group Hamas, troops used the Hannibal Procedure after soldiers feared militants had captured an officer. Israel unleashed heavy shelling and airstrikes on the southern Gazan town of Rafah, killing some 100 Palestinians.
The Association of Civil Rights in Israel called on the military to cancel the practice, saying it endangered the lives of soldiers and civilians.
The military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the matter, said Tuesday the military is working on a new protocol for responding to abductions.
Welcome to the country who abandons it’s own people in the face of criticism emanating from it’s enemies. Israeli leadership constantly cries hope democratic they are and how powerful they are you better not try us, they are neither. For if you don’t show might and power when you need to you it will result in an aggression against your own people. Israel’s illusion of being mighty on their own and a democracy is only fooling yourselves, no-one buys either points. Won’t matter how tall or western looking your politicians might look, won’t change reality.
again the Zionists put the needs of terrorists ahead of their own.
Gave up Gaza and you get in return?
Now new great idea, surrender West Bank.
Are they out of their minds? This has to be some trick to keep the enemy off balance.