The National Intelligence Service of South Korea has confirmed suspicions regarding the use of North Korean weapons by Hamas in the conflict with Israel.
This information is reported by Yonhap News Agency.
Evidence supporting Hamas's use of weapons from North Korea includes a photograph of a part of a North Korean rocket.
"In the photo... it is visible that on the fuse of an F-7 grenade launcher, supposedly used by Hamas, there was a combination of Korean symbols and numbers, such as "ë¹„ì €-7류" and "ì‹œ8-80-53," the statement said.
This photo, provided by the National Intelligence Service, South Korea's spy agency, on Jan. 8, 2024, shows an F-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher manufactured in North Korea suspected to have been used by the Hamas militant group. Korean characters are engraved inside of the fuse (in blue circle) of the grenade launcher. Yonhap
The National Intelligence Service has also reported that the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, has instructed officials to develop measures for providing comprehensive assistance to Palestine.
The South Korean National Intelligence Service is gathering detailed evidence of potential arms deliveries from North Korea to Hamas. It is noted that North Korea previously rejected assumptions about Hamas using North Korean weapons in attacks on Israel, labeling them as "baseless" and accusing the United States of fabricating unfounded accusations against North Korea.
