Hamas terrorists used weapons from North Korea to kill Israeli civilians. This is reported by several weapons experts who analyzed the videos uploaded to social media by the terrorists in an article published in The Times of Israel. Analysts point out that the illegal sale of weapons by the Pyongyang Regime is one of the tools used to avoid international sanctions and finance its own weapons program.
North Korea may have provided arms to Hamas.https://t.co/hKMFMVZ7yg
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F-7 rocket-propelled grenades
The director of the consulting firm Armament Research Services, N.R. Jenzen-Jones, one of the experts who took part in the study, assured that the video shows Hamas used an F-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, a weapon highly valued by the guerrilla to attack armored vehicles. Speaking to the AP, Jenzen-Jones claimed that "North Korea has long supported Palestinian militant groups, and North Korean weapons have already been documented among intercepted supplies."
This type of weaponry was seen in images of terrorists from the Palestinian group's training. In them, you can see a launcher with a rocket-propelled grenade that shows a characteristic red stripe across its warhead, in addition to other details that identify it as an F-7, according to Matt Schroeder, senior researcher at Small Arms Survey author of a guide to Pyongyang's light weapons. The researcher was also not surprised by the presence of these weapons in Palestine: "It is not a surprise to see North Korean weapons with Hamas," said Schroeder.
Anti-tank missile and North Korea's Type 58 rifle, also in the hands of Hamas
Furthermore, to confirm the suspicions, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea confirmed that Hamas used the F-7 to carry out its attack.
According to experts, it is not the only weapon from Pyongyang in the hands of Hamas. Palestinian terrorists have also been observed practicing with the Bulsae-guided anti-tank missiles. Likewise, Jenzen-Jones stated that the weapons being used by Hamas members appear to be the North Korean Type 58 self-loading rifle, a variant of the Kalashnikov.
