Iran's intervention makes its own adjustments to the protracted geopolitical conflict.
In Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel, people faced serious inconvenience due to sudden blocking of the GPS signal. On April 4, the Israeli Army began jamming the signal without any warning, causing chaos in the use of navigation apps such as Waze and Google Maps. So, many drivers suddenly found that their location was changed to Beirut or Cairo.
These actions were part of Israel's defensive strategy in response to threats from Iran, which accused Israel of striking the Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus and promised retaliatory measures. Tel Aviv, known for its love of food delivery and nightlife, is expected to face restrictions on the use of GPS-enabled apps in the near future.
"Electronic warfare," as a representative of Check Point described the measures of the Israeli army, is not limited to falsifying location data, but includes creating interference across the entire GPS spectrum. According to Daniel Hagari, a representative of the Israeli Defense Forces, this is a necessary protective measure, although it leads to inconvenience for local residents.
In Tel Aviv, where key military and civilian facilities are located, the army has not yet used GPS jamming, despite periodic rocket attacks from Gaza. Unlike the inaccurate rockets of Hamas-a, Iran and its allies have high-precision weapons that depend on GPS, which is why the Israeli army made such a difficult decision.
Meanwhile, residents of Haifa have been living in conditions of daily GPS blocking for six months, which is why they had to return to using traditional maps and forget about navigators for an indefinite period. According to Esther Stoller, a pensioner from Haifa, many residents even refused to use taxis because of navigation problems.
However, the sphere of ordering food inconveniences affected slightly. Shadi Nassar, manager of Pizza Hut, said that while calls from disgruntled customers were always coming in the early days of the conflict, people are now used to delays. Delivery drivers have even learned how to bypass the lockdown by detecting several locations in the area where the GPS signal remains stable.
Thus, the inhabitants of Israel are adapting to a new reality, where traditional ways of navigating in space are returning to everyday life amid the threat of military conflict and the need to ensure national security.
In Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel, people faced serious inconvenience due to sudden blocking of the GPS signal. On April 4, the Israeli Army began jamming the signal without any warning, causing chaos in the use of navigation apps such as Waze and Google Maps. So, many drivers suddenly found that their location was changed to Beirut or Cairo.
These actions were part of Israel's defensive strategy in response to threats from Iran, which accused Israel of striking the Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus and promised retaliatory measures. Tel Aviv, known for its love of food delivery and nightlife, is expected to face restrictions on the use of GPS-enabled apps in the near future.
"Electronic warfare," as a representative of Check Point described the measures of the Israeli army, is not limited to falsifying location data, but includes creating interference across the entire GPS spectrum. According to Daniel Hagari, a representative of the Israeli Defense Forces, this is a necessary protective measure, although it leads to inconvenience for local residents.
In Tel Aviv, where key military and civilian facilities are located, the army has not yet used GPS jamming, despite periodic rocket attacks from Gaza. Unlike the inaccurate rockets of Hamas-a, Iran and its allies have high-precision weapons that depend on GPS, which is why the Israeli army made such a difficult decision.
Meanwhile, residents of Haifa have been living in conditions of daily GPS blocking for six months, which is why they had to return to using traditional maps and forget about navigators for an indefinite period. According to Esther Stoller, a pensioner from Haifa, many residents even refused to use taxis because of navigation problems.
However, the sphere of ordering food inconveniences affected slightly. Shadi Nassar, manager of Pizza Hut, said that while calls from disgruntled customers were always coming in the early days of the conflict, people are now used to delays. Delivery drivers have even learned how to bypass the lockdown by detecting several locations in the area where the GPS signal remains stable.
Thus, the inhabitants of Israel are adapting to a new reality, where traditional ways of navigating in space are returning to everyday life amid the threat of military conflict and the need to ensure national security.
