Expect to see more North Korean weapons reach nonstate armed actors in 2024

Shortly after Hamas’s horrific attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, photos of North Korean-made F-7 rocket-propelled grenades allegedly used against the Israel Defense Forces emerged online. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has since confirmed Hamas’s possession and use of North Korean-made weapons against Israel. Although there is no firm evidence linking direct weapons sales between North Korea and Hamas, recent accounts of North Korean arms in the hands of nonstate armed actors (NSAAs) such as Hamas and the…