Groups of fishermen in Cyprus acknowledge that in recent days there have been many interferences in the wider area and clarify that there is no problem with the machines. “Those who went to sea today will notice that the icon of the boat is somewhere near Beirut,” they note.
This latest observation, according to SigmaLive’s revealing report on the marking of Beirut and Lebanon, seems to be connected to the wider war conflicts in the Middle East, which is also confirmed by Civil Aviation sources SigmaLive spoke to.
Against this background, IDF spokesman Vice Admiral Daniel Hagari admitted yesterday that the army has disrupted GPS signals in central Israel, in what he says is part of efforts to “neutralize certain threats”.
“For the last day, we have initiated a GPS shutdown to neutralize the threats. This effort helps neutralize some threats, so this method was used,” he told a press conference.
“We know these disruptions cause inconvenience, but they are a vital and necessary tool in our defense capabilities,” adds Hagari.
GPS interruptions are a thing of the past
GPS outages have been widely reported in the past in northern Israel or areas near Gaza, but were less common in central Israel. They come a day after the IDF said it had beefed up its air defenses and called in reservists as the country braced for a possible Iranian response to a strike in Syria earlier this week that killed senior Iranian military officials and was blamed on Israel .
In the past few days there have been reports noting that civilian aircraft arriving at Beirut airport must use alternatives to GPS to help them land due to “jamming” and “spoofing” that Israel is responsible for. Since the start of the war in Gaza and the related conflict in southern Lebanon, Israel has admitted to increasing GPS jamming in the region in an effort to prevent attacks by Hamas and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Earlier this week, a Turkish Airlines flight encountered difficulties as it began its descent into Beirut because it was still using GPS navigation. He circled the airport for about 40 minutes before having to return to Turkey.
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