[crazygringo]

Multiple commenters here are asking if the towns and villages were ever included in Apple maps in the first place, and some people are saying we should obviously assume they were.

However, a quick search reveals at least a few people claiming that Apple Maps has always been empty for Lebanon outside of major cities (and at least one commenter says they are Lebanese):

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1sjmrol/comment/oft1...

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1sjoxqo/...

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1sjo66s/apple_maps...

https://www.reddit.com/r/lebanon/comments/1sjou17/apple_maps...

I don't know how trustworthy these comments are, but I don't see anyone contradicting them.

So it's definitely not clear this has anything to do with the current war.

[ks2048]

Here's a screenshot from a 2020 tweet that implies this was the case (although it is not zoomed in very far).

https://x.com/hezbolsonaro/status/1310354231795171328

Still odd because OSM has all these towns and Apple appears to be using the OSM street network, but not showing the labels

[xg15]

Interesting. Would be good to know if there are any other locations with the same condition.

[breppp]

Why do we need to bother with facts when we can do rage bait conspiracy theories instead?

[sunaookami]

This thread is bizzare, full of commenters who pretend not to understand why the OP post doesn't prove anything. It's not the first pro-Lebanon anti-Israel post either in the last few days.

[bijowo1676]

people are not upset at Apple.

people are upset at Israel for physically erasing entire nations: babies, children, civilians, elderly, women, infrastructure, etc.

once you and all israel apologist understand the gravity of the crimes, it will be easier to understand people's reaction

[sunaookami]

Ah yes the classic "look at how they murdered the children!" tactic.