Back in 2010, a bunch of Turkish activists tried to send a flotilla to Gaza. They were intercepted and attacked by Israeli forces. That was before the renewed Israeli conflict with Lebanon and the US bombing of Syria, and when the southern border with Egypt wasn't sealed shut. You can't just move in and out of Gaza unmolested. No more than you could take a sailboat to Cuba.

How the fuck is the DPRK getting hundreds of rounds of munitions into a country that struggles to keep itself fed? This seems like a huge stretch to simply take at face value.

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

DPRK: We are materially supporting Palestinian resistance

Hamas: We receive material support from DPRK

Palestinian Protesters: Holding up signs of KJU and Putin

Western Media: North Korea is arming Hamas

You: But HOW COULD IT BE??!

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

you could explain how international arms smuggling works and be a snarky shit at the same time

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

How am I supposed to know about international arm smuggling routes? This user doesn’t either. All parties involved agree it’s happening

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

North Korean ships to Russia

Russia ships to domestic and regional arms dealers

Arms dealers smuggle their weapons into Palestine

Turkey, Syria, and Egypt are all next to Israel. There are people there who have sympathies with Palestine but not Russia/NK, or with both Palestine and Russia/NK, or with none of them and want a paycheck. The underworld is full of strange bedfellows. The CIA and MI5/6 were once filled with communists.

There are also reports that some IDF units have been smuggling weapons to Hamas as well. If you’re lucky to turn a border guard or someone else critical to the supply chain, you can pass through undetected.