North Korea opposes allegations that Hamas uses North Korean-made weapons...``Based rumors''

North Korea has responded directly to allegations that the Palestinian militant group Hamas used North Korean-made weapons in a surprise attack on Israel.
On the 13th, the Korean Central News Agency published an article written under the name of international affairs commentator Ri Kwang-sung, saying, ``The current situation in the Middle East is
``Teaser of the country's greater strategic defeat'' and claimed that the United States was responsible for the Israeli-Palestinian war.
Mr. Li said, ``What cannot be overlooked is that the United States is trying to force the current situation in the Middle East with us.
"They are once again relying on the same old anti-Republican conspiracy rumors in order to connect the government with the Republic of Korea." ``The U.S. executive branch's official media organizations and cyber experts are against Israel.''
"They are spreading baseless self-made rumors that North Korean-made weapons appeared to have been used in the attack," he said, raising voices that there is no basis for related suspicions.
``(The United States and others) are taking advantage of the opportunity for US attention to be focused on the Middle East and Ukraine, and
"They are spreading false public opinion that they will use a diplomatic strategy of intimidation to heighten tensions between the two countries." Prior to this, a North Korean-made F-7 rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher
A weapon that appears to have been used by Hamas was captured in a video believed to have been posted on the Internet by Hamas, and in a photo of the weapon confiscated from Hamas and released by the Israeli military (IDF), causing controversy.
Li said, ``The international community is aware that the root cause of this situation lies in the United States, which has openly defended its allies that illegally occupied Palestinian territory and pursued the most reactionary policy towards the Middle East.''
He criticized the United States.