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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 374

South Korea

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the border with North Korea, June 27, 2024. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
July 11, 2024, 10:06 am
In world first, South Korea to deploy ‘StarWars’ drone-targeting laser system
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
South Korean army K-9 self-propelled howitzers and K-55A1 self-propelled howitzers fire during the military drills at a training field in Cheorwon, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2023. (Yang Ji-woong/Yonhap via AP)
October 27, 2023, 9:53 am
South Korean, US troops drill for ‘Hamas-style surprise attack’ from North Korea
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
By Agencies
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows increased activity at the Tumangang Rail Facility in North Korea, on Oct. 5, 2023 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
October 10, 2023, 3:10 pm
Hamas surprise attack sparks South Korean rethink of border agreement with North
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
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the crowd during an annual demonstration in front of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran, November 4, 2022. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
September 11, 2023, 11:37 pm
US clears way to free 5 Iranians, $6 billion in frozen funds for prisoner exchange
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
By Matthew Lee
A portrait of American soldier Travis King is displayed as his grandfather, Carl Gates, talks about his grandson on July 19, 2023, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP/Morry Gash)
August 16, 2023, 3:32 am
North Korea claims US soldier who ran across border was ‘disillusioned’ with army
Official news agency says Travis King defected over unhappiness with ‘inhuman mistreatment and racial discrimination’ in military, though impossible to verify Pyongyang propaganda
By Hyung-Jin Kim
An Asiana Airlines plane is parked as one of the plane's doors suddenly opened at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, May 26, 2023. (Yun Kwan-shick/Yonhap via AP)
May 26, 2023, 11:48 am
Passenger opens plane door mid-air on flight in South Korea, 9 hospitalized
Incident occurs minutes before landing; passenger detained by police but motive for opening the door on the Asiana flight is not clear
By AFP
Illustration photo: A person uses a smart phone in Chicago for online shopping, including travel shopping, which has shifted from desktop to mostly mobile devices. (AP Photo)
May 16, 2023, 3:13 pm
South Korea’s booking app Yanolja to buy Israeli travel tech outfit Go Global Travel
Softbank-backed Yanolja is acquiring Bnei Brak-based firm from Mid-Market Israel (AMI) Opportunities Fund to expand globally and become one of the largest travel solution platforms
By Sharon Wrobel
A TV screen shows an image of an overturned tour bus during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
April 16, 2023, 4:02 pm
4 Israelis remain critical after deadly South Korea bus accident
18 of 32 injured to return to Israel in coming days; 14 still hospitalized
By ToI Staff
A TV screen shows an image of an overturned tour bus during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
April 14, 2023, 10:47 am
4 Israelis still hospitalized in serious condition in South Korea after bus crash
Woman killed in accident named as Margarita Schwartzberg, 60, of Hadera; local Chabad rabbi says he is providing assistance ‘around the clock’
By ToI Staff
A bus with Israeli tourists on board that flipped over on a road in South Korea, April 13, 2023. (Chungbuk Fire Service)
April 13, 2023, 6:07 pm
One killed, dozens hurt as bus carrying Israeli tourists flips over in South Korea
Foreign Ministry says 33 Israelis were on board, and at least seven were seriously injured in accident; driver said to blame gearbox malfuction for crash
By ToI Staff
A TV screen is seen reporting North Korea's missile launch with file footage during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2023. (Lee Jin-man/AP)
April 13, 2023, 12:08 pm
North Korea fires intercontinental missile that may be new type of weapon
Rocket probably used swift-launching solid rocket fuel, South Korean defense official says; US calls move ‘destabilizing’; Japan orders Hokkaido residents to shelter as precaution
By Hyung-Jin Kim, KIM TONG-HYUNG and Mari Yamaguchi
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)
February 20, 2023, 4:28 am
North Korea launches two missiles into water, threatens US over drill
Pyongyang says it tested multiple rocket launcher system that can be armed with ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons after firing two ICBMs into eastern waters near Japan
By Hyung-Jin Kim and KIM TONG-HYUNG
From left, South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend a ceremony at Qasar Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
January 15, 2023, 11:56 pm
South Korean president travels to UAE seeking arms sales
Media reports indicate Abu Dhabi preparing $30 billion investment in the East Asian country
By Jon Gambrell
File: A suspected North Korean drone is viewed at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on June 21, 2017 (Lee Jung-hoon/Yonhap via AP, File)
December 26, 2022, 2:52 pm
South Korea scrambles jets, fires shots after North launches drones into airspace
Seoul says military detected five UAVs crossing the border for 1st time in 5 years; one flew as far as the northern part of the capital region; unclear if they were downed
By Hyung-Jin Kim
In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, right center, four South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets and four US Air Force F-16 fighter jets flying over South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill called "Vigilant Storm," in South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP)
November 7, 2022, 4:02 am
North Korea vows ‘overwhelming’ response to joint US-South Korea drills
Pyongyang says missiles tests were ‘clear answer’ and threatens that it will ramp up ‘merciless’ military moves to counter warplane exercises
By AFP
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