North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles; Seoul Convenes Emergency Meeting

Pyongyang launched missiles toward the sea in the direction of Japan, prompting South Korea to call an emergency National Security Council session.

North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea east of its coast in the direction of Japan, news outlets Walla and The Jerusalem Post reported, citing the South Korean military. Japan's coast guard stated that the missile had already fallen into the sea.

Following the launch, South Korea's National Security Council announced it would convene an emergency meeting, according to Arutz 7.

The test comes amid mounting tensions on the Korean peninsula, shortly after South Korea conducted its first test of a domestically produced hypersonic missile last week, and following a border landmine blast last month that wounded three South Korean soldiers.