Lebanon says Israel disrupting navigation systems around airport
Lebanon will lodge a complaint against Israel at the U.N. Security Council accusing it of disrupting navigation systems and civil aviation around Beirut airport, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Since the Gaza war erupted in October, Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, has been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army.
Lebanon will "submit an urgent complaint to the U.N. Security Council about Israel... disrupting navigation systems and civil aviation safety" in the skies around Beirut airport since the start of the Gaza war, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on the official NNA news agency.
The ministry statement condemned "Israel's deliberate policy of jamming air and ground navigation systems, and deliberately disrupting devices receiving and transmitting signals."
It did not provide further details of the disruption.
On January 7, the departures and arrivals screens at Beirut airport came under cyberattack, with media airing footage showing anti-Hezbollah messages displayed instead and baggage conveyor belts that had ground to a halt.
Those behind the airport hack have yet to be unmasked, with caretaker Public Works and Transportation Minister Ali Hamieh admitting Lebanon lacks cybersecurity expertise.
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October, at least 323 people, mainly Hezbollah fighters but also 56 civilians, have been killed in Lebanon, according to an AFP tally.
In Israel, at least 10 soldiers and seven civilians have been killed in the cross-border exchanges according to the Israeli army.
23 March 2024, 17:36
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Anything else Lebanon wants to blame Israel for?
Blame yourselves for allowing Hizballah and the other terrorist organisations to entrench themselves on the southern border and causing all the trouble over many years, before throwing dirt in the direction of others.
25 March 2024, 17:51
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the Israeli, American and British attacks on Gaza showed people around the world without any doubt. who are the real terrorist.
Phillipo if you have any self respect! you should refrain from labeling Hizbullah or any other organization a terrorist organization, your zionist family are the real terrorist, since June 30 1924 till today.
23 March 2024, 23:56
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Airliners heavily rely on navigation systems for safe and efficient operation. Any disruption or jamming of these systems can lead to confusion among pilots regarding their precise location, altitude, and flight path. This confusion increases the likelihood of accidents, mid-air collisions, or unintended deviations from designated routes, posing a severe risk to passengers, crew, and people on the ground. Should anything happen, Nentanyahu and his lieutenants will be the only culprits.
