Electronic warfare is interfering with GPS in areas of Gaza

Electronic warfare connected to the conflict in Gaza is interfering with the global positioning system in a large part of the region.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Electronic warfare connected to the conflict in Gaza is interfering with the Global Positioning System in a large part of the region. Non-existent and false GPS locations have made landing planes more complicated and potentially risky. It’s also affecting shipping, even dating apps, as NPR’s Jane Arraf reports.

(SOUNDBITE OF AIRPLANE WHOOSHING)

JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: This is near Beirut’s international airport. Dozens of planes take off and land here every day. But with military tampering of GPS

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