The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/south-korea/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:19:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png South Korea | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/south-korea/ 32 32 South Korea says Israel’s detention of flotilla activists ‘way out of line’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-korea-says-israels-detention-of-flotilla-activists-way-out-of-line/ Wed, 20 May 2026 10:20:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3827212 President Lee says citizens are detained for reasons not valid under international law, and ICC warrants against Netanyahu will be judged separately from Europe

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]]> Israel slams South Korean leader for comparing IDF activity to the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-slams-south-korean-leader-for-comparing-idf-activity-to-the-holocaust/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:18:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3801356 After President Lee Jae Myung shares post of 2024 incident in West Bank, Jerusalem criticizes 'the trivialization of the massacre of Jews on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day'

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]]> Assassin of Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe sentenced to life in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/assassin-of-japans-former-pm-shinzo-abe-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:19:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3738561 Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, pled guilty to shooting the premier in 2022, saying he was motivated by hatred of Korea's controversial Unification Church, with which Abe was linked

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]]> Israel-Iran war was a wake-up call for Asia’s reliance on Middle East oil and gas https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-iran-war-was-a-wake-up-call-for-asias-reliance-on-middle-east-oil-and-gas/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:35:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3586062 Tehran's threatened blockade on Strait of Hormuz would have shut import route used mainly by China, Japan, India and South Korea, highlighting need for renewable energy production

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]]> South Korea issues arrest warrant for impeached president over martial law gambit https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-korea-issues-arrest-warrant-for-impeached-president-over-martial-law-gambit/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:14:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3450037 Move ordered after Yoon, facing charges of insurrection, fails to show up for questioning; lawyers for suspended conservative leader claim warrant 'invalid'

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]]> 179 killed as plane crashes in South Korea, in country’s worst airline disaster https://www.timesofisrael.com/179-killed-as-plane-crashes-in-south-korea-in-countrys-worst-airline-disaster/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:24:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3448936 Jeju Air flight from Thailand declares 'mayday' over suspected bird strike, is then filmed landing and colliding with wall, erupting in fire; 2 crew members survive

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]]> South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach acting president as crisis continues https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-koreas-parliament-votes-to-impeach-acting-president-as-crisis-continues/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:03:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3448077 Two weeks after impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law, opposition-controlled National Assembly takes the same step against acting President Han Duck-soo

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]]> South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president over his martial law order https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-koreas-parliament-votes-to-impeach-president-over-his-martial-law-order/ Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:41:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439426 Hundreds of thousands cheer as National Assembly approves move at second attempt; Yoon Suk Yeol vows to 'never give up' as his powers are suspended until trial

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]]> South Korea’s president avoids impeachment attempt over his failed martial law gambit https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-koreas-president-avoids-an-impeachment-attempt-over-martial-law/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:27:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3434425 Opposition leaders vow to try again to remove president as public protests gather strength and tens of thousands demonstrate outside National Assembly building

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]]> South Korea’s President Yoon backs down after briefly declaring martial law https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-koreas-president-yoon-backs-down-after-briefly-declaring-martial-law/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:50:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432348&preview=true&preview_id=3432348 Outraged lawmakers had rejected the decree, sparking the country's biggest political crisis in decades; protesters outside parliament shout and clap

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]]> South Korean leader declares martial law, sparking chaos as lawmakers vote to block move https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-korean-leader-declares-martial-law-sparking-chaos-as-lawmakers-vote-to-block-move/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:32:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432177 Troops seen leaving parliament after politicians from opposition and president's party force way in to unanimously vote to lift military rule, as crowds of protesters rally outside

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]]> In world first, South Korea to deploy ‘StarWars’ drone-targeting laser system https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-world-first-south-korea-to-deploy-starwars-drone-targeting-laser-system/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:06:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3329226 As Israel is still developing its Iron Beam, Seoul unveils new cheap weapons that shoot down aerial threats by zapping them with beam of light to burn engines or other parts

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]]> South Korean, US troops drill for ‘Hamas-style surprise attack’ from North Korea https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-korean-and-us-troops-drill-for-hamas-style-surprise-attack-from-north/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:53:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3136507 Forces practice strikes to quickly 'remove the origins of the enemy’s long-range artillery provocations,' in simulation of assault similar to that carried out by Gaza terror group

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]]> Hamas surprise attack sparks South Korean rethink of border agreement with North https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-surprise-attack-sparks-south-korean-rethink-of-border-agreement-with-north/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:10:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3118246 Seoul's defense minister says he will push to suspend deal creating buffer zone on frontier that had hampered ability to surveil movements by North Korean military

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]]> US clears way to free 5 Iranians, $6 billion in frozen funds for prisoner exchange https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-clears-way-for-6-billion-transfer-to-iran-in-prisoner-swap-deal/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:37:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3094092 Biden administration says it will release unnamed Iranians it is holding to secure release of five Americans, waives sanctions on banks moving billions from South Korea to Qatar

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