In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “used in palestine and israel during 1947–48”. Today it says “used in israel and palestine during 1947–1948”.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “used in palestine and israel during 1947–48”. Today it says “used in israel and palestine during 1947–1948”.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the 2025 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in 2025
Barrel bombs were used in Israel and Palestine during 1947–1948. They were first used by militant Zionist groups in Mandatory Palestine against the British . They were later used by Jews against Arabs , and also by Arabs against Jewish targets, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war . The barrel bombs had multiple designs, including oil barrels rolled on attached truck tires, to unguided improvised bombs dropped from planes. Targets included crowds on the streets, cafes, police buildings, schools and homes. The barrel bombs were widely reported in the press and described by police as "a brand new method". The use of barrel bombs by Zionists has been described by historians as terrorism .
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 1293078806.
The opening as it stood in 2020
Barrel bombs were used in Palestine and Israel during 1947–48. They were first used by militant Zionist groups in Palestine against the British. They were later used by Jews against Arabs, and also by Arabs against Jewish targets. The barrel bombs had multiple designs, including oil barrels rolled on attached truck tires, to unguided improvised bombs dropped from planes. Targets included crowds on the streets, cafes, police buildings, schools and homes. The barrel bombs were widely reported in the press and described by police as "a brand new method".
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 955661468.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Bombs used in Palestine and Israel, 1947–48 Barrel bombs were used in Palestine and Israel during 1947–48. They were first used by militant Zionist groups in Palestine against the British. They were later used by Jews against Arabs, and also by Arabs against Jewish targets. The barrel bombs had multiple designs, including oil barrels rolled on attached truck tires, to unguided improvised bombs dropped from planes. Targets included crowds on the streets, cafes, police buildings, schools and homes. The barrel bombs were widely reported in the press and described by police as "a brand new method".
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1169067411.
Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “used in palestine and israel during 1947–48”. Today it says “used in israel and palestine during 1947–1948”. Read the current article and compare.
2020
Oct '23
2025
terror
0
0
1
militant
1
1
1
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined between 2020 and 2025.
Then
used in palestine and israel during 1947–48
Now
used in israel and palestine during 1947–1948
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
