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Al-Batani al-Gharbi
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of gaza”. Today it says “palestinian village in the gaza subdistrict”.
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Arab village in Mandatory Palestine Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine Al-Batani al-Gharbi was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict . It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 13, 1948, by the Giv'ati Brigade under Operation Barak . It was located 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Gaza .
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palestinian arab village in the district of gaza
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palestinian village in the gaza subdistrict
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