Wikipedia's first sentence called it “classified israeli naval base on an island off coast in the mediterranean”. Today it says “classified israeli navy base on the northern mediterranean coast of israel”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Military base of Israeli forces 32°42′19″N 34°56′02″E  /  32.70528°N 34.93389°E  / 32.70528; 34.93389”. It now reads “Military base of Israeli forces”.
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Military base of Israeli forces 32°42′19″N 34°56′02″E  /  32.70528°N 34.93389°E  / 32.70528; 34.93389 Atlit naval base is a classified Israeli Navy base on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel . The base is home to Shayetet 13 , Israel's naval commando unit. In 2010, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the base to salute the commandos who took part in the Gaza flotilla raid . During the Operation Arrows of the North , Hezbollah claimed that its drone squadron successfully struck the Atlit base. Netanyahu salutes Shayetet 13 soldiers in 'Marmara' raid Najjar, Farah. The group says in a statement that it unleashed a squadron of attack drones on the headquarters of the Israeli army's Special Naval Task Force at the Alit Base. Hezbollah said that this attack on the Alit base targeted "the locations of [Israeli] officers and soldiers" and achieved direct hits.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Atlit is a classified Israeli Naval base on an island off coast in the Mediterranean . The island is approximately 100 acres in size. After completing their basic training, Israel naval cadets are sent to Atlit Naval Base south of Haifa in the Mediterranean Ocean for their formal training. Although the island is often seen on maps inside Israel, it along with other small Israeli islands in the Mediterranean, Turquoise Island, Seagull Island and Nahliel Island (the "little Caribbean " of Israel), are seldom on international maps.
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32°42′19″N 34°56′02″E  /  32.70528°N 34.93389°E  / 32.70528; 34.93389 Château Pèlerin , on the grounds of the Atlit naval base Atlit naval base is a classified Israeli Navy base on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel .The base is home to Shayetet 13 , Israel's naval commando unit.Within its grounds stands Château Pèlerin , a medieval crusader fortress, which is subsequently closed to the public.In 2010, Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu visited the base to salute the commandos who took part in the Gaza flotilla raid .Netanyahu salutes Shayetet 13 soldiers in 'Marmara' raid
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32°42′19″N 34°56′02″E  /  32.70528°N 34.93389°E  / 32.70528; 34.93389 Château Pèlerin , on the grounds of the Atlit naval base Atlit naval base is a classified Israeli Navy base on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel . The base is home to Shayetet 13 , Israel's naval commando unit. Within its grounds stands Château Pèlerin , a medieval crusader fortress currently closed to the public. In 2010, Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu visited the base to salute the commandos who took part in the Gaza flotilla raid .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “classified israeli naval base on an island off coast in the mediterranean”. Today it says “classified israeli navy base on the northern mediterranean coast of israel”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Military base of Israeli forces 32°42′19″N 34°56′02″E  /  32.70528°N 34.93389°E  / 32.70528; 34.93389”. It now reads “Military base of Israeli forces”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
classified israeli naval base on an island off coast in the mediterranean
Now
classified israeli navy base on the northern mediterranean coast of israel
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