Lebanon files complaint against Israel over GPS jamming

By Stephanie Rady

BEIRUT (AA) - Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union against Israel on Tuesday, citing Tel Aviv's deliberate disruption of its global positioning system (GPS).

A statement by the Ministry of Communications said Israel’s interference primarily affects GPS systems within Lebanon.

Lebanon accuses Israel of disrupting GPS at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport and several other locations since the outbreak of cross-border clashes with Hezbollah last Oct. 8.

There was no comment from Israel on the Lebanese accusation.

Observers in Lebanon say that the Israeli interference aims to exert control over Lebanese airspace and hinder anti-Israel drones.

Fears have grown of a full-fledged war between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah amid an exchange of cross-border attacks. The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which has killed over 38,700 people since last October, following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio