In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the safad subdistrict in mandatory palestine”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Al-Khisas (also: Khisas, Khissas) was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Number of houses 1931: 73 Israeli settlement(s) ha-Gosherim1
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former Arab villages in Palestine Al-Khisas (also: Khisas, Khissas) ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad in Mandate Palestine . al-nakba District of Safad.Silwad , District of Safad.Palestine remembered District of Safad
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former Arab villages in Palestine Al-Khisas ( ), also known as Khisas or Khissas , was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine .It was located 31 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Safed on a natural terrace about 100 meters (330 ft) wide that formed when Lake al-Hula receded.To the west of the village was a valley known as Wadi al-Hasibani through which ran the Hasbani River .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Place in Safad, Mandatory Palestine Al-Khisas ( ), also known as Khisas or Khissas , was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine . It was located 31 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Safed on a natural terrace about 100 meters (330 ft) wide that formed when Lake al-Hula receded. To the west of the village was a valley known as Wadi al-Hasibani through which ran the Hasbani River . Also gives causes of depopulation.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine Al-Khisas ( ), also known as Khisas or Khissas , was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine . It was located 31 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Safed on a natural terrace about 100 meters (330 ft) wide that formed when Lake al-Hula receded. To the west of the village was a valley known as Wadi al-Hasibani through which ran the Hasbani River . Also gives causes of depopulation.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine Al-Khisas ( Arabic : الخصاص ), also known as Khisas or Khissas , was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine . It was located 31 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Safed on a natural terrace about 100 meters (330 ft) wide that formed when Lake al-Hula receded. To the west of the village was a valley known as Wadi al-Hasibani through which ran the Hasbani River . During the 1948 Palestine war , and as part of the Nakba , the village was attacked by the Palmach in a punitive raid and 10-15 of its residents were massacred.The village was subsequently depopulated and destroyed by Israeli forces .Today the Israeli kibbutz of HaGoshrim exists on the villages former lands. Also gives causes of depopulation.
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palestinian village that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
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palestinian arab village in the safad subdistrict in mandatory palestine
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