Did Wikipedia remove the word "refugee" from the 2004 Ashdod Port bombings article?

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When did the 2004 Ashdod Port bombings article stop using the word "refugee"?

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What did Wikipedia remove from the 2004 Ashdod Port bombings article?

The opening as it read in 2010

The Ashdod Port attack was a suicide bombing that occurred on March 14, 2004.¹ Both Hamas and Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack on the Port of Ashdod , in Ashdod , Israel .² The attack was financed and directed by Nizar Rayan . Ten people were killed and 16 were injured in the attack, carried out by two 18-year-olds from the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip . They managed to infiltrate Israel from Gaza by hiding in a container that went through the Karni Crossing . A Hamas leader in Gaza said that the bombers intended to blow up fuel tanks at the port; Israel said the bombers intended to carry out a "mega attack" with hundreds of casualties, but instead blew themselves up hundreds of meters from the tanks.³

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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

The 2004 Ashdod Port bombings were two suicide bombings carried out nearly simultaneously on March 14, 2004 at the Port of Ashdod in Ashdod , Israel . 10 people were killed in the attack, and 16 were injured. Hamas and Fatah claimed joint responsibility for the attack.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Near-simultaneous suicide bombings in Israel The 2004 Ashdod Port bombings were two suicide bombings carried out nearly simultaneously on March 14, 2004 at the Port of Ashdod in Ashdod , Israel . 10 people were killed in the attack, and 16 were injured. Hamas and Fatah claimed joint responsibility for the attack.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Series of suicide bombings in Israel The 2004 Ashdod Port bombings were two suicide bombings carried out nearly simultaneously on March 14, 2004 at the Port of Ashdod in Ashdod , Israel . As a result, 10 civilians were killed and 16 were injured. Hamas and Fatah claimed joint responsibility for the attack.

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