🧐 “This Was a Mass Hannibal”: Former Officer Reveals Hundreds of Israeli Citizens Were Killed by IDF Soldiers on Oct 7 (ABC)

One former Israeli officer, Air Force Colonel Nof Erez, told a Haaretz podcast the Hannibal Directive was not specifically ordered but was "apparently applied" by responding aircrews.

Panicked, operating without their normal command structure and unable to coordinate with ground forces, they fired on vehicles returning to Gaza, knowing they were likely carrying hostages, the Aussie news outlet reported.

"This was a mass Hannibal. It was tons and tons of openings in the fence, and thousands of people in every type of vehicle, some with hostages and some without," Colonel Erez said.

"Twenty-eight fighter helicopters shot over the course of the day all of the ammunition in their bellies, in renewed runs to rearm. We are talking about hundreds of 30-millimetre cannon mortars and Hellfire missiles," IDF airforce pilots said to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronot.

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Brazil rocked by protest against X blockage

Thousands of Brazilians rallied on the streets protesting against the federal court decision to ban X in the country, after the social media platform refused to block profiles that were publishing messages deemed “anti-democratic” or hateful against authorities."

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❌ Israel strikes alleged Iranian ‘chemical warfare center’ in Syria (Reuters)

The overnight attack killed 14 people and injured at least 40 others, according to the Syrian news agency SANA.

Syrian air defences “confronted an aggression that targeted several points in the central region.”

Asked about the report, the IDF said it did not comment “on reports in the foreign media.” 🤡

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⚫️ Typhoon Yagi Triggers Landslides, Flooding in Vietnam, at Least 59 Dead

The typhoon is Asia’s most powerful storm this year and made landfall on Vietnam’s northeastern coast over the weekend, after causing havoc in China and the Philippines.

A passenger bus carrying 20 people was swept into a flooded stream by a landslide Monday morning in the mountainous Cao Bang province.

Rescuers were deployed, but landslides blocked the path to where the incident took place.

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