Electronic warfare: Israel ramps up GPS jamming to counter Hamas drone attacks According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the Israeli army has admitted to ramping up the use of "GPS jamming" in the region in an attempt to counter drone attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah. This has consequences for flights to and from Israel but also affects the daily lives of Israelis. The jamming technique is now widely used in what's commonly known as electronic warfare, as our Science and Tech editor Julia Sieger explains.