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Abil al-Qamh
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village located to mi north of safad and to mi south of the lebanese-israeli border”. Today it says “palestinian village located near the lebanese border north of safad”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village located to mi north of safad and to mi south of the lebanese-israeli border”. Today it says “palestinian village located near the lebanese border north of safad”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Abil al-Qamh ( ) was a Palestinian village located near the Lebanese border north of Safad .1 It was depopulated in 1948. It was located at the site of the biblical city of Abel-beth-maachah . Also gives causes of depopulation.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village located to mi north of safad and to mi south of the lebanese-israeli border”. Today it says “palestinian village located near the lebanese border north of safad”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian arab village located to mi north of safad and to mi south of the lebanese-israeli border
Now
palestinian village located near the lebanese border north of safad
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