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Hamas terrorists used rocket-propelled grenades supplied by North Korea in their murderous attack on Israel. The Gaza-based terrorists shouldered F-7 launchers, which are designed to take out armored vehicles, as they roamed civilian areas in Israel, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
During the brutal Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the terrorists were also armed with North Korean Type 58 self-loading rifles, a variant of the Kalashnikov assault rifle. Kim Jong Un’s hermit kingdom is illegally selling weapons to finance its nuclear weapons program.
It is believed that the F-7s and rifles were first sold to Iran and then passed on to Hamas. Pyongyang publicly denied that it had armed Hamas, calling the accusation a “baseless and false rumor” spread by the United States.
But the evidence appeared conclusive, as footage published by Hamas itself showed terrorists handling the weapons, and some of them were seized by the Israeli army. North Korean rocket-propelled grenade launchers that remain in Hamas hands are expected to be used against Israeli tanks during an expected upcoming Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, which could last months.
The weapons fire a single warhead and can be quickly reloaded, making them ideal for guerrilla warfare against an opponent using armored vehicles on an urban battlefield. It is not known how many weapons Hamas has.
The F-7 has previously been found in Syria and Iraq. Photos published by Hamas showed terrorists carrying launchers on their shoulders with a red stripe, like the F-7. The same red stripe and other similarities were seen on launchers seized by the Israeli army.
NR Jenzen-Jones, a weapons expert at Armament Research Services, said: “North Korea has long supported Palestinian militant groups. “Many North Korean weapons have been supplied by Iran to militant groups, and this is believed to be the main way Palestinian militants have obtained North Korean weapons.”
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