The eyes of the world are focused on the sudden outbreak of an unexpected war between Palestine and Israel, Hamas, the resistance group, impresses with its professionalism and excellent execution. Their raids caught the Israeli army by surprise. However, the incident not only aroused the amazement of military observers, but also made South Korea, far away in East Asia, feel threatened.
In the Hamas raid, Israeli military bases fell and a large number of tanks and combat vehicles were captured. The fiasco shocked the world and made people wonder: Does South Korea face similar risks?
South Korea's new defense minister, Shin Won-hwang, mentioned the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which has raised concerns about the security situation in South Korea. He pointed to the 2018 "919 Military Agreement," which limited South Korea's ability to monitor North Korea, so South Korea was eager to end the agreement. The reason why South Korea is so nervous is very simple. In recent years, Hamas has repeatedly attacked Israel, causing limited damage but making Israeli forces less vigilant at the border. The Israeli army even had soldiers on leave with their tanks unopened, which made them lose their vigilance and were eventually raided by Hamas, suffering one of the most humiliating defeats in history.
South Korea's state is also similar to Israel's. Since the end of the Cold War, South Korea has been significantly more militarily powerful than North Korea, with advanced weapons and protection from U.S. forces stationed in South Korea. However, in recent years, South Korea has paid more attention to "internal friction" than combat effectiveness. The frequent occurrence of vicious incidents such as the abuse of recruits and the withholding of military food has left the ROK military unprepared for a possible military conflict and not sufficiently vigilant against North Korea. Although North Korea lags behind South Korea technologically, it has been preparing for a possible conflict, and its military is not to be underestimated, far stronger than Hamas. If North Korea follows Hamas's experience with the raids, South Korea could find itself in even worse trouble.
What's even worse is that the deployment and depth strategy of the South Korean army is almost identical to Israel's. Once the North Korean army breaks through the 38th parallel, South Korea's capital area will be in danger, and Seoul may even become a North Korean artillery target. There is concern that South Korea could once again experience a predicament similar to that seen in the early days of the Korean War.
It is foreseeable that the top of South Korea will have to increase the vigilance of the troops and strengthen military equipment in response to a possible North Korean raid. The United States, as an ally of South Korea, will also increase its military deployment in South Korea in the face of contingencies. In the future, the situation on the Korean Peninsula may develop to a level similar to that of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and war is on the verge of breaking out.