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Hebron Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “administrative district”. Today it says “one of the subdistricts of mandatory palestine”.
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The opening as it read in 2025

Administrative division of British Palestine (1920–1948) Today part of Israel ∟ Southern District ∟ Jerusalem District ∟ Judea and Samaria Area West Bank ∟ Palestinian National Authority The Hebron Subdistrict was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine . It was located around the city of Hebron . After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , the subdistrict was divided between Israel and the West Bank.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “administrative district”. Today it says “one of the subdistricts of mandatory palestine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

administrative district

Now

one of the subdistricts of mandatory palestine

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