Wikipedia's first sentence called it “natural gas field off the coast of the gaza strip”. Today it says “redirect from a page that was merged into another page”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “History; Ownership and access disputes”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Gaza Strip From a merge : This is a redirect from a page that was merged into another page. This redirect was kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the target page. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Gaza Marine is a natural gas field off the coast of the Gaza Strip .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Gaza Marine is a natural gas field off the coast of the Gaza Strip .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Gaza Marine is a natural gas field off the coast of the Gaza Strip . The Gaza Marine natural gas field is located in water about 36 kilometres (22 mi) offshore at a depth of 2,000 feet (610 m).The field was discovered in 2000 by BG Group , but as of 2021, its exploitation is still subject to negotiations.Journal of Health and Social Behavior . 53 (3): 296.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “natural gas field off the coast of the gaza strip”. Today it says “redirect from a page that was merged into another page”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “History; Ownership and access disputes”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
natural gas field off the coast of the gaza strip
Now
redirect from a page that was merged into another page
Sections that no longer exist
Present on October 6, 2023, absent today, with no near-matching heading in the current article and the article shorter overall, so this is not a renamed heading or a topic absorbed into a fuller treatment. 2 sections of 400 characters or more gone since October 6 2023, with the article 2,095 characters shorter.
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Ownership and access disputes
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