GPS Signals in Tel Aviv Go Haywire as Israel Fears Iranian Missile Strikes

GPS signals in Tel Aviv , Israel were scrambled Thursday , induce services like smartphone maps and food delivery to go haywire , according to a new study from theTimes of Israel . And while it has n’t been officially confirmed , it appears the Israeli war machine may be responsible for the GPS disruption as the country expect a retributory projectile hit from Iran in the come day .

“ What wartime GPS scrambling looks like , ” one Tel Aviv residentwrote on X. “ I take a 6 - minute trip on a rental scooter in Tel Aviv and the app thinks I traveled 200 km to Beirut . ”

It became common for Israel to scramble GPS signal over its northerly air space after the terrorist attacks of October 7 , 2023 , in an crusade to confuse missiles found byHezbollah from Lebanon . But Thursday ’s GPS spoofing — which interfere with apps like Waze , Google Maps , and Gett Taxi — appeared to be the first time the maneuver was deployed in the major metropolis of Tel Aviv since the war begin .

People take cover in a shelter during a rocket attack from Gaza, at the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on December 11, 2023

People take cover in a shelter during a rocket attack from Gaza, at the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on December 11, 2023Photo: Gil Cohen-Magen / AFP (Getty Images)

Israel is believed to have been behind amissile strikeon Iran ’s embassy in Damascus , Syria on Monday which killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi , a high up - order member of Iran ’s armed forces . Israel has deny being behind the strike but U.S. official have made it clean they think Israel launched the attack and havesignaled to Iranthat America had no liaison .

That attack in Syria has make Israel to prepare for a potential retaliatory strike that could materialise relatively soon . In fact , Amos Yadlin , a former high - rank intelligence chief in Israel , secernate Israel’sCTechnews wall socket he expects Iran may essay to mint Israel on Friday , the last daytime of Ramadan .

“ I will not be surprised if Iran will act tomorrow . Do n’t panic . Do n’t melt down to the shelters , ” Yadlin told CTech , citing Israel ’s rich projectile defence system of rules . “ Be tuned for tomorrow and then , count on the moment of the onset , it may escalate . ”

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As Bloomberg notes , any direct strike from Iran on a major Israeli city would be an escalation that riskswidening the state of war , which started on October 7 after Hamas launched attacks that killed or so 1,200 Israelis . Another 240 Israelis were taken hostage . At least 32,600 Palestinians have conk in the ensuing war in Gaza , according to theUnited Nations .

The U.S. has conducted GPS spoofing utilisation , though there are no known cases of the area using it in war . Ukraine , Russia , andChinahave also deployed the tactic in recent year . But it ’s not still clear whether Israel ’s attempt at confusing an Persian rocket engine will work . The human race may find out rather rather than later .

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