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Google is disabling live traffic conditions in Israel and Gaza on its Maps and Waze apps, a spokesperson mentioned Tuesday. The transfer comes as Israel is widely anticipated to embark on a floor invasion into Gaza.
“As we’ve got achieved beforehand in battle conditions and in response to the evolving scenario in the area, we’ve got briefly disabled the flexibility to see live traffic conditions and busyness data out of consideration for the security of native communities,” a Google spokesperson mentioned in an announcement. “Anyone navigating to a particular place will nonetheless get routes and ETAs that take present traffic conditions under consideration.”
The spokesperson mentioned Google is working with native authorities as a part of the continued Israel-Hamas War.
The Israel Defense Forces didn’t instantly reply to remark about whether or not it requested the restriction.
Google equally disabled Maps live traffic information in Ukraine final yr at first of the Russia-Ukraine War, in keeping with Reuters.
The Israel-based web site Geektime first reported the information Monday.