When Google Maps leads her into settlements, Buttu says she speaks in English in the hopes of passing as a lost foreigner. Other Palestinian users tell WIRED that when they unexpectedly end up in risky areas, they try to turn around or backtrack as quickly as possible.

Militant groups have grown in strength in Jenin, where Israel estimates almost half the population is affiliated to Islamic Jihad or Hamas. Since March 2022, Jenin and outlying areas in the north of the West Bank have drawn intensified raids ordered by Israel's government after a spate of Palestinian street attacks.