This was reported by Bloomberg, according to a report from Ukrinform.

Google is removing real-time traffic data in Israel and Gaza at the request of the Israel Defense Forces to discuss internal matters, an anonymous source said. After all, real-time traffic information can reveal Israeli troop movements.

“As we have done before in conflict situations and taking into account the situation in the region, we have temporarily disabled the ability to view real-time traffic conditions and information on road congestion for the safety of local communities,” the statement said. a Google representative.

While Maps and Waze don’t show real-time traffic, drivers using navigation systems will still receive ETA based on real-time data, Google said.

Israeli technology site GeekTime, which first reported the news, said that Apple Inc.’s Maps application caused this situation. A similar request came from the Israeli army.

The company took similar actions in Ukraine after the Russian invasion last year, shutting down real-time traffic and pedestrian traffic data.

According to Ukrinform, the international spokesman of the Israel Defense Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, said that Israeli ground forces will “probably” invade Gaza if Hamas “does not surrender unconditionally.”

Yoav Galant, head of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, believes that Israel’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip could last three months.

Photo: Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment RF/Getty Images