India, Oct. 8 -- As the two-year anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, approaches, the Hannibal Directive is once again being discussed.

During the raid on southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly invoked this controversial policy.

Known also as the Hannibal Procedure or Hannibal Protocol, the directive allows the Israeli army to use maximum force to prevent soldiers from being captured, even if it puts their lives or those of nearby civilians at risk.

According to Israeli daily, Ha'aretz, the Hannibal Directive was applied at three military bases targeted by Hamas.

Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant approved of the Directive during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.

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