Google and Apple disable map functions in Israel, Gaza Strip as invasion looms

"Google and Apple have disabled some features in their mapping applications in Israel and the

Gaza Strip, as tensions ramp up ahead of an imminent invasion of the area currently controlled by the militant group Hamas, the companies confirmed..... the company is removing real-time crowding data in Israel and Gaza at the request of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), noting that live traffic information could previously reveal the movements of Israeli armed forces." MS