When did the 98th Paratroopers Division article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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98th Paratroopers Division

Q: Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the 98th Paratroopers Division article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "reserve-service infantry division in the idf". Today it says "elite division of the israel defense forces". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 5 moments between 2025 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reserve-service infantry division in the idf”. Today it says “elite division of the israel defense forces”.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reserve-service infantry division in the idf”. Today it says “elite division of the israel defense forces”.

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The opening as it read in 2025

98th "Ha-Esh" Paratroopers Division ( Hebrew : עֻצְבַּת הָאֵשׁ , Utzbat HaEsh, lit. The Fire Formation), is an elite division of the Israel Defense Forces . It is subordinate to the Central Command . On the 1st of October 2024 it took part in a ground operation in Lebanon . The Times of Israel . 18 September 2024 . The Times of Israel . "IDF's 98th Division being redeployed from Gaza to the north" . 18 September 2024.

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Today

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reserve-service infantry division in the idf”. Today it says “elite division of the israel defense forces”. Read the current article and compare.

Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
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Then

reserve-service infantry division in the idf

Now

elite division of the israel defense forces

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