Making love not war in the Middle East
Israelis and Lebanese are finding each other on dating apps, whether they want to or not
Since the war in Gaza started over ten months ago, Israel and Hizbullah, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, have exchanged almost daily rocket fire. As part of its response, Israel has been scrambling gps signals across the border region. Its armed forces have been using “spoofing” technology to generate bogus signals to confuse satellites about where people are. Israel says this is to disrupt Hizbullah’s missile and drone attacks.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Forbidden love”
Middle East & Africa August 24th 2024
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