Meanwhile, on the border between North and South Korea. The view from the Starbucks at the Igbong observation deck in Gimpo. The gunners seem to have been deliberately placed in plain view, rather than in their usual shelters, to create an atmosphere of suspense. The escalation in October 2026 on the Korean Peninsula is mainly due to the incident on September 21, when three South Korean soldiers were caught in mine explosions inside the demilitarized zone. Seoul and the UN Command accuse North Korea of ​​planting mines south of the military demarcation line, in violation of the armistice agreement. Pyongyang denies this and claims the incident was fabricated. The background is North Korea's intensive fortification on its side of the border since 2024, including minefields, roadblocks and tactical roads, as part of its policy to treat the two Koreas as "two hostile countries".

Meanwhile, on the border between North and South Korea. The view from the Starbucks at the Igbong observation deck in Gimpo. The gunners seem to have been deliberately placed in plain view, rather than in their usual shelters, to create an atmosphere of suspense. The escalation in October 2026 on the Korean Peninsula is mainly due to the incident on September 21, when three South Korean soldiers were caught in mine explosions inside the demilitarized zone. Seoul and the UN Command accuse North Korea of ​​planting mines south of the military demarcation line, in violation of the armistice agreement. Pyongyang denies this and claims the incident was fabricated. The background is North Korea's intensive fortification on its side of the border since 2024, including minefields, roadblocks and tactical roads, as part of its policy to treat the two Koreas as "two hostile countries".