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What is the controversial Hannibal Directive that allows Israeli soldiers to fire on their own troops – and civilians, too?

In this 22-minute monologue, Mehdi takes you through the day of October 7th, through reporting in Israeli media and footage of high-ranking military members themselves admitting that the Hannibal Directive was activated that day. But, there is one key question still remaining: how many people were killed not by Hamas, but by Israeli forces acting on the Hannibal Directive?

And why the cover-up in legacy western media outlets, when Israeli media showed the former Israeli defense minister saying himself, that Hannibal WAS used on that day.

They may not report on it, but we here at Zeteo, will. This video was published on October 6, 2026 on zeteo.com

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Chapters:

0:00 The Unanswered Question

3:30 Origins of the Hannibal Directive

5:47 Mass Hannibal on October 7

19:00 The Media Cover-Up

As the genocide in Gaza continues and settler violence in the West Bank reaches an “all-time high,” UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese joins Mehdi in a Town Hall with Zeteo’s paid subscribers.

The two discuss the latest on the horrors Palestinians are facing in Gaza, how the Iran war has been the “perfect alibi” to distract from the genocide, and whether the upcoming Israeli elections will change anything.

Albanese also talks about the effects of being sanctioned by the Trump administration, noting that she will “fight this with all the transparency and the honesty that is required.”

During the Town Hall, Albanese answers a wide range of questions from Mehdi and paid subscribers, on topics including the recent criticism over her remarks about Ukraine and accusations of being pro-Russia. And she discusses her upcoming report on the media’s complicity in the Gaza genocide.

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Chapters:

00:49 Intro

01:18 Albanese’s New Book

08:10 Facing U.S. Sanctions

10:40 The War on Free Speech

15:46 Kushner and Blair’s Handling of Gaza

18:40 Netanyahu at the UN

20:48 Israeli Public Support of Genocide

23:50 Violence in the West Bank

26:26 The Media’s Complicity in Genocide

29:17 The UK’s Labour Shift on Gaza

31:39 What Do We Do?

33:58 How to Face Threats

35:59 Albanese’s Stance on Ukraine

38:18 Italy’s Meloni and Israel

39:57 How Iran War Affected the Genocide

40:35 The Midterms and Gaza

41:25 Educating the Public

42:29 Facing Antisemitism

45:04 Weaponizing Antisemitism

46:55 Finding Hope for Gaza