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Bayt Daras
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab town located on the lachish river”. Today it says “palestinian arab town located 46 kilometers”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab town located on the lachish river”. Today it says “palestinian arab town located 46 kilometers”.
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Palestinian village depopulated in 1948 Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine Bayt Daras ( Arabic : بيت دراس ) was a Palestinian Arab town located 46 kilometers (29 mi) northeast of Gaza and approximately 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level. The village was depopulated and destroyed during the 1948 Palestine war , as part of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and the Nakba .
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palestinian arab town located on the lachish river
Now
palestinian arab town located 46 kilometers
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