North Korea has destroyed parts of roads that connect it to South Korea, according to Yonhap News, which cited South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The two affected roads, Gyeonggi and Donghae, were blown up north of the Military Demarcation Line on October 10 around noon.
In response, South Korea has increased its surveillance efforts and operational readiness, keeping a close eye on further developments.
Rising Tensions on the Peninsula
This action follows a warning from North Korea’s General Staff just a week prior, where the regime vowed to close all roads and railways connected to South Korea by October 9.
"The acute military situation on the Korean Peninsula requires our army to take more decisive and powerful measures to further reliably protect national security," the North Korean General Staff said in a statement released by KCNA.
The permanent closure of roads and railways with South Korea was framed as a "self-defense measure" aimed at preventing war and protecting the DPRK’s security.
