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Israel-South Korea relations

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2026. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
May 20, 2026, 1:20 pm
South Korea says Israel’s detention of flotilla activists ‘way out of line’
President Lee says citizens are detained for reasons not valid under international law, and ICC warrants against Netanyahu will be judged separately from Europe
By Agencies and ToI Staff
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2026. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
April 13, 2026, 10:18 pm
Israel slams South Korean leader for comparing IDF activity to the Holocaust
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’
By Grace Gilson
Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, file (AFP)
June 27, 2024, 5:01 pm
Backed by S. Korean government, OurCrowd forms joint $80m fund for startup investment
The bilateral Israel-Korea venture fund will invest in 25-30 startups in both countries focused on semiconductors, robotics, automotive, digital health, and quantum computing
By Sharon Wrobel
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists picket outside the High Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 11, 2024 (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
May 13, 2024, 6:26 pm
South Africa boycott may be looming, Israel’s foreign trade insurer warns exporters
Government-owned Ashra insurance company says growing political instability could lead Pretoria to impose to trade restrictions similar to those Turkey has slapped on Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Representatives of member countries vote on a resolution that would have recognized the Palestinians as a full UN member state, during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
April 21, 2024, 9:07 am
Israel to summon ambassadors of 6 countries that voted for Palestinian UN membership
Foreign Ministry spokesperson says ‘a strong protest’ will be lodged with envoys of France, Japan, South Korea, Malta, Slovenia and Ecuador
By AFP and ToI Staff
From right to left: Marian Cohen, chairman of the Israel Hi-Tech Association; Maya Schwartz, CEO of the Israel Hi-Tech Association; and Dongbeom Lee, chairman of KISIA sign agreement on cybersecurity cooperation, May 10, 2023. (Credit: Israel Hi-Tech Association)
May 11, 2023, 7:56 pm
Israel high-tech and Korea industry groups sign accord on cybersecurity cooperation
Agreement looks to facilitate entry of Israeli cyber firms to Asian markets and help Korean firms with US market exposure
By Sharon Wrobel
An illustrative image of a smart robotic farming concept. (sarawuth702 via iStock by Getty Images)
April 14, 2022, 6:35 pm
Israel, South Korea launch new program for robotics tech cooperation
Initiative to offer funding of up to $5.3 million per joint project for two to four years
By Ricky Ben-David
A poster hoping to overcome the COVID-19 crisis is displayed at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)
July 6, 2021, 5:51 pm
Israel flies 700,000 Pfizer vaccines to Seoul in swap deal
Agreement brokered with South Korea will see Israel receive vaccines in September-November in exchange for doses set to expire at end of this month
By ToI Staff
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, December 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
July 6, 2021, 3:23 am
After Palestinians reject deal, Israel to send 700,000 vaccines to South Korea
Under agreement with Seoul, Israel to deliver doses soon to expire and receive a similar number of shots in return at end of year from existing South Korean deal with Pfizer
By ToI Staff
A Korean Air plane carrying chemicals for 100,000 coronavirus tests arrives at Ben Gurion Airport, April 15, 2020 (Courtesy Defense Ministry)
April 15, 2020, 6:32 pm
Flights from US, S. Korea bring 100 ventilators, chemicals for 100k virus tests
Plane from Seoul also carries some 50,000 personal protective suits for Israeli medical staff
By ToI Staff
Crews load chemical reagents and protective suits onto an El Al plane in South Korea on April 8, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
April 8, 2020, 8:32 am
Plane with tens of thousands of virus tests takes off from Seoul for Israel
As Israel scrambles to purchase the reagents necessary for the chemical analyses, government makes deal with South Korea to supply some, but still far less than what is needed
By Judah Ari Gross
Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at a bus garage in Seoul, South Korea,, February 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
February 26, 2020, 10:54 am
Virus hits more countries as health official warns world ‘not ready’
China reports lowest daily number of fatalities in 3 weeks, all in Hubei province epicenter; Japan plays down assertion by International Olympic Committee that games in danger
By Agencies
A Korean airplane that arrived from South Korea, after landing at Ben Gurion International Airport on February 22, 2020. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
February 25, 2020, 4:45 pm
Korean flight attendant who was in Israel, LA tests positive for coronavirus
Diagnosis adds weight to possibility that group of South Korean tourists may already have been infected when they were in Israel
By ToI Staff
Tourists from Korea wearing protective masks walking with their belongings while waiting for a flight back to South Korea at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, February 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
February 24, 2020, 1:10 pm
South Koreans being shipped out of Israel on special flights amid virus fears
Many have already left Jewish state following new measures, and hundreds of remaining visitors will leave Monday after many were forced to spend the night at the airport
By ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin visits the wildlife hospital at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, February 23, 2020 (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
February 24, 2020, 11:16 am
Israel may quarantine travelers from Italy, Australia over coronavirus
Health minister recommends against travel to Italy, says not afraid to enforce quarantines; president, currently visiting Australia, to keep itinerary unchanged
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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