Washington Post: The military operation in Gaza that still haunts Israel one year later
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — It all began at a hole in the ground in a field of melons, when an Israeli reconnaissance squad surprised Hamas militiamen near a tunnel entrance. A vicious firefight erupted, just a few bursts long, but enough to leave two Israeli soldiers and one Palestinian militant dead.
After a quick body count, it was discovered that a young Israeli officer was missing, dragged down the tunnel — a nightmare scenario for Israel, whose military doctrine enshrines “force protection” and vows never to leave a soldier, dead or alive, behind.
The abduction took place one year ago on a day both Palestinians and Israelis have come to call “Black Friday,” Aug. 1, 2014, when a 72-hour cease-fire in the middle of the Gaza war was shattered.
WNU Editor: "The Hannibal Directive" .... “better a dead soldier than a captured soldier.” I remember that event as the day that the Israelis decided to "take the gloves off" .... and what happened after that made everyone realized that the Israel military does have a lot of fire-power in its possession .... even more so than what we have been witnessed to in the past few conflicts.
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