Did Wikipedia remove the word "refugee" from the Beit Guvrin, Israel article?

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The opening as it read in 2010

Beit Guvrin ( , lit.¹ House of Men - Guvrin is an ancient Aramaic word) is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin , for which it is named.² It belongs to Yoav Regional Council . It is about 14 km east of Kiryat Gat , the nearest city. Its area is about 20,000 dunams. Beit Guvrin was founded in 1949 by people who left the Palmach , on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village Beit Jibrin , whose residents fled after a military assault by Jewish forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Nearby is the ancient city of Eleutheropolis . The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited . p. Gives the cause and date of depopulation, p xxii #166.³

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The opening as it stood in 2015 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Place in Israel Beit Guvrin ( , ( lit. House of Men in Aramaic ) is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region , west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin , for which it is named. It is administered by the Yoav Regional Council . The kibbutz is 14 km east of Kiryat Gat and has a population of 340.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

House of Men in Aramaic ) is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region , west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 414. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Kibbutz in southern Israel Place in Southern, Israel Beit Guvrin ( , lit. House of Men in Aramaic ) is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region , west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 505. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Kibbutz in southern Israel Place in Southern, Israel Beit Guvrin ( Hebrew : בֵּית גֻּבְרִין , 'lit. 'House of Men' in Aramaic ) is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region , west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin , for which it is named. Located 14 kilometres east of Kiryat Gat , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 505. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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