North Korea launched multiple artillery rockets toward the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on Monday afternoon, coinciding with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s visit to the border village of Panmunjom the same day.

The South Korean military detected the firing of more than 10 artillery rockets into the northern part of the Yellow Sea at around 3 p.m. on Saturday, and again at around 4 p.m. on Monday, according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

“Our military is closely monitoring North Korea’s activities under a strong combined defense posture with the United States, maintaining the capability and readiness to