N. Korea possibly passed on tactics, provided weapons to Hamas: JCS

합참 “북한-하마스, 무기•전술•훈련 등 여러 분야서 연계“ Weapons and tactics used by the Palestinian armed group Hamas, appear to be similar to those pursued by North Korea. That’s according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff who is looking into any possible links between the two. Our defense correspondent Choi Min-jung reports. South Korea’s military authorities have reason to believe that the weapons and tactics used by the Palestinian militant group, Hamas,.. are linked to North Korea. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, an official from the Joint Chiefs of Staff noted that Hamas has been spotted using a North Korean-produced F-7 rocket. South Korea’s military official said that the F-7 is the name North Korea uses when exporting its RPG-7 rockets overseas. On top of that, North Korea’s 122-millimeter multiple rocket launchers have recently been discovered near Israel. The military is also weighing the possibility that North Korea passed on its paragliding tactics to Hamas. Around 2-hundred-60 people lost their lives when Hamas militants paraglided down into a music festival in Israel. And a similar tactic was used by North Korea in 2016, when the regime’s special forces demonstrated a surprise attack on a model Blue House. The JCS also pointed out that Hamas’ tactics involving mass rocket attacks and early morning attacks during a holiday, are similar to what it would assess North Korea’s tactics would be. This being said, the military says there is a high chance that North Korea would use these tactics to attack South Korea. “Our military is analyzing and evaluating the weapons and tactics used by Hamas. In addition, we are closely monitoring signs from North Korea using joint Seoul-Washington surveillance and reconnaissance assets. Our military maintains a thorough readiness posture against North Korean provocations.“ The JCS also assesses that Israel’s Iron Dome defense system was effective to some extent, given that 7-hundred out of the 9-hundred rockets fired toward the target area by Hamas were shot down. Choi Min-jung, Arirang News. #NorthKorea #Weapon #Hamas #Israel #북한 #무기 #하마스 #연계 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-10-17, 18:00 (KST)