 Hannibal Directive

The Hannibal Directive () (or “Hannibal Procedure” or "Hannibal Protocol") is the code name of an order that the Israel Defense Forces has been accused of implementing regarding how field units should respond when a soldier is captured by enemy forces.According to an article written by Israeli journalist Sara Leibovich-Dar in 2003, the Hannibal Directive was drawn up in 1986 by a group of top Israeli officers and was officially in force until the year 2000.