“Including F-7 type rocket-propelled grenades recovered by Israel.”
Urging UN member states to cooperate in preventing North Korean arms exports
The U.S. State Department announced on the 7th (local time) that North Korean-made weapons were transferred to the Palestinian armed faction Hamas through several channels. He also urged UN member states to cooperate to block North Korea’s arms exports.
According to the Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. State Department pointed out military cooperation between North Korea and Middle Eastern countries in relation to the fact that a senior Hamas official, who is suspected of using North Korean-made weapons in an attack on Israel, referred to North Korea as an “ally.” .
In response to VOA’s request for comment, the State Department said, “North Korea has a long history of selling weapons to the region, including Iran and Syria,” adding, “North Korea-made weapons, including F-7 rocket-propelled grenades recovered by the Israeli military, “There are several ways it could have been transferred to Hamas,” he pointed out.
He pointed out, “We are aware of reports that Hamas used North Korean weapons in a heinous attack against Israel on October 7.”
In addition, he emphasized that North Korea’s arms exports are a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and urged the international community to implement sanctions to prevent this. “These sanctions are being implemented to limit the revenue that North Korea diverts to its illicit weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs that threaten regional and international peace and security,” he explained.
Previously, Ali Barake, a senior official of the Palestinian armed faction Hamas stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, said in an interview with the Lebanese news channel ‘Spot Shot’ on the 2nd, “The day may come when North Korea intervenes. “Because North Korea is ultimately part of our alliance,” he said.
He emphasized, “North Korea has the capability to attack the U.S. mainland, including by developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of delivering a warhead to Washington DC.”
However, on this day, the US Department of Defense announced that it would continue to monitor the link between Hamas and North Korea, saying that it had not yet been confirmed.
Previously, North Korean-made 122mm rockets believed to be used by Hamas were discovered in the Israeli border area, and the Israeli ambassador to Korea claimed in a media interview that North Korean weapons are being used in the Gaza Strip.
On the other hand, North Korea refuted the claim through the United Nations, calling it a “groundless rumor.”
Source: Donga
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