South Korea to resume all military activities along demarcation line

South Korea’s military on Tuesday said it would resume all military activities along the demarcation line separating the two Koreas and the North West Islands after suspending an inter-Korean military agreement.
The suspension of the military agreement with the North, which President Yoon Suk Yeol approved earlier on Tuesday, is in response to North Korea’s decision to send hundreds of balloons carrying trash over the border.
“The South Korean military makes it clear that it will take all necessary measures to protect the lives and safety of its people in response to North Korea’s provocations,” a defence ministry official said in an emergency briefing.
The large-scale spraying of filth balloons have “seriously threatened the safety of our people and caused property damage”, the official added.
Under the military pact, both countries agreed to “completely cease all hostile acts against each other” that are the source of military tension and conflict, through measures such as the two sides ending military drills near the border.