In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian village located six kilometers north of acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the isra”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
al-Sumayriyya was a Palestinian town that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Its name is Arabic for "Little Samaria ": it may have been inhabited by Samaritans in former centuries, but in the 18th century the Samaritans were expelled from the area and moved to Nablus . At the start of 1948 al-Sumayriyya's inhabitants were all Muslims . Number of houses 1931: 92 Historical names Israeli settlement(s) Lohamey ha-Geta'ot , Shamrat Public structures A mosque, a school1
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The opening as it stood in 2010 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
former Arab villages in Palestine Al-Sumayriyya ( , Katasir in Canaanite times, Someleria during Crusader rule) was a Palestinian village located six kilometers north of Acre that was depopulated after it was attacked by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
former Arab villages in Palestine Al-Sumayriyya ( , Katasir in Canaanite times, Someleria during Crusader rule) was a Palestinian village located six kilometers north of Acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Village in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Al-Sumayriyya ( , Katasir in Canaanite times, Someleria during Crusader rule), was a Palestinian village located six kilometers north of Acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Also gives cause of depopulation Morris, 2004, p. xxi , settlement #53.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Place in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Al-Sumayriyya ( , Katasir in Canaanite times, Someleria during Crusader rule), was a Palestinian village located six kilometers north of Acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . The ruins of the village are today in the outskirts of the Israeli moshav of Regba . Also gives cause of depopulation Morris, 2004, p. xxi , settlement #53.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Former village in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Al-Sumayriyya ( Arabic : السُميريه , Katasir in Canaanite times, Someleria during Crusader rule), was a Palestinian village located six kilometers north of Acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . The ruins of the village are today in the outskirts of the Israeli moshav of Regba . Also gives cause of depopulation Morris, 2004, p. xxi , settlement #53.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “palestinian village located six kilometers north of acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the isra”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
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palestinian village located six kilometers north of acre that was depopulated after it was captured by the isra
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