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To: Girlene

Interesting that Hamas is claiming that the Israeli — along with a bunch of their own fighters — may have been casualties of an Israeli air strike.


22 posted on 08/02/2014 5:04:38 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("What in the wide, wide world of sports is goin' on here?")
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To: Alberta's Child

Rats though Hamas are, that’s actually credible. The IDF immediately laid a big bombardment on the area after Rosin’s capture, in accordance with what it terms the Hannibal Directive, which aims at preventing the bearing off of live Israeli prisoners by injuring the captors, striking their vehicle, etc, even at the risk of injuring the Israeli prisoner. Some IDF officers have stated the view that it’s preferable for the IDF to kill one of its own soldiers than allow him to be taken captive. Unsurprisingly the Hannibal Directive (or Procedure) is a controversial matter in Israel. Numerous soldiers and their families find it repellent.


87 posted on 08/06/2014 12:13:23 PM PDT by eater-of-toast ("It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones." --Calvin Coolidge)
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