The IDF archive has declassified the operational log of the Southern Brigade's command center in the Gaza Division from the day of Gilad Shalit's 2006 abduction. The log details the early morning timeline: at 06:40 a report of a missing soldier, at 06:44 activation of the Hannibal directive, and by 08:00 the abductee's name — Gilad Shalit — was known, as reported by Moriah Asraf & Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio).
Twenty years after the abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, the IDF archive has declassified the operational logs of the Southern Brigade's command center in the Gaza Division from the day of the kidnapping — June 25, 2006. The logs, released Thursday morning, reveal the chain of events inside the command post: at 06:40 a message "soldier missing from tank" was recorded; by 06:44 the Hannibal directive — a protocol for preventing a soldier's capture, even at the cost of his life — was activated; by 08:00 the name of the abductee, Gilad Shalit, was known.
As The Zioneer reported moments earlier, newly surfaced footage of the abduction was also aired by Israeli media to mark the anniversary. Together these releases provide a more detailed picture of one of Israel's most traumatic military events — the cross-border Hamas raid that led to Shalit's five-year captivity in Gaza and the controversial 2011 prisoner exchange that freed 1,027 Palestinian security prisoners. The logs document the IDF's immediate response from within the operational command, shedding light on the chaotic first hours and the swift activation of the Hannibal directive, which has since been revised due to controversy over its implications.
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