The controversial "Hannibal Directive", which Israel says isn't named for the famous Carthaginian general who took poison rather than be captured by the Romans, was reportedly enacted after the October 7 Hamas attack, with revelations detailing attacks by IDF tanks and helicopters on homes and vehicles returning to Gaza.
It did not take months to get reported on. It only took months to get reported on by mainstream western media.
Implementation of the Hannibal directive was widely discussed in independent media such as the intercept who asked the obvious question of how all those cars were blown up with holes in the roof.