A Hannibal Directive by Any Other Name

The IDF is Accused of Causing Mass Civilian Casualties on 10/7

“Only innocent people can afford long-term plans. Flagrant guilt requires audacity. And we have accomplices who share our danger.” - Gaius Silius [Tacitus, Annals, XI.26]

The remains of a house in Kibbutz Be'eri. Though they are being treated like Holocaust memorials, it is well established that one of these homes was shelled by an IDF tank while 14 Israeli captives were inside [Photo: Hadas Parush / Haaretz]

Introduction: “Unlawful, Unethical, Horrifying”

On Friday, January 12th, ynetnews, a major Israeli new website, released the stunning results of an investigation titled, “The First Hours of Black Saturday.” It was released with such little fanfare that though I was actively looking for it, having seen an earlier preview, I could not find it until The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal posted it to Twitter on Tuesday. It remains so hidden on the English …