Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it arms the militant group.
South Korean officials, two experts on North Korean arms and an Associated Press analysis of weapons captured on the battlefield by Israel point toward Hamas using Pyongyang’s F-7 rocket-propelled grenade, a shoulder-fired weapon that fighters typically use against armored vehicles.
Could be China arming Hamas with NK weapons via Iran. A destabilized Middle East while Eastern Europe is in turmoil only benefits China. Because it means that the US can’t allocate all their military funds into East Asia.
I think the weapons are traveling through Russia. I also think it benefits Russia more than China considering the US is supplying Ukraine. I suspect that Putin strategized that splitting US involvement would weaken US support in Ukraine.
There was a recent story about weapons leaving North Korea via train bound for Russia.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-releases-image-alleged-north-korea-shipment-weapons-russia-white-house-2023-10-13/
I heard this theory before and it makes the most sense. It’s a win, win, win for them. U.S. support gets split. Isreal’s support of Ukraine dries up. The EU also gets distracted. The Middle East gets destabilized which can give Russia more business with their mercenaries. I really don’t see any way in which this war is bad for Russia.
Wasn’t Kim Jong Un just there too?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66805584
That is a double edged sword. China imports the majority of their oil from the Middle East. War and destabilize in the region could impact oil exports and hurt their economy far more than the U.S.