In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village and israeli settlement located in the jordan river valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along”. Today it says “community israeli settlement in the west bank located near the palestinian hamlet of khirbet makhoul”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village and israeli settlement located in the jordan river valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along”. Today it says “community israeli settlement in the west bank located near the palestinian hamlet of khirbet makhoul”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area, Israel Hemdat ( ) is a community Israeli settlement in the West Bank located near the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Makhoul, in the Jordan River Valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along the Allon Road in the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council . Other Jewish settlements in the area are Ro'i and Beka'ot . The closest city, Beit Shean , is a thirty-minute drive north of Hemdat. In 2024 it had a population of 431. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. In 2024 it had a population of 431. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, 'In the Jordan valley, the inhuman-yet-human bulldozers came at dawn,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013. Reuters and Gili Cohen 'European diplomats: Israeli army manhandled us, seized Palestinian aid,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Israel Hemdat ( ) is a village and Israeli settlement located in the Jordan River Valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along the Allon Road in the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council . Other villages in the area are Ro'i , Beka'ot . The closet city, Beit Shean , is a thirty minute drive north of Hemdat.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Place in Israel Hemdat ( ) is a village and Israeli settlement in the West Bank located near the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Makhoul, in the Jordan River Valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along the Allon Road in the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council .Other Jewish settlements in the area are Ro'i and Beka'ot . The closet city, Beit Shean , is a thirty minute drive north of Hemdat. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this.Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, 'In the Jordan valley, the inhuman-yet-human bulldozers came at dawn,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013.Reuters and Gili Cohen 'European diplomats: Israeli army manhandled us, seized Palestinian aid,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Hemdat ( ) is a community Israeli settlement in the West Bank located near the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Makhoul, in the Jordan River Valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along the Allon Road in the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council . Other Jewish settlements in the area are Ro'i and Beka'ot . The closest city, Beit Shean , is a thirty-minute drive north of Hemdat. In 2024 it had a population of 431. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. In 2024 it had a population of 431. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, 'In the Jordan valley, the inhuman-yet-human bulldozers came at dawn,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013. Reuters and Gili Cohen 'European diplomats: Israeli army manhandled us, seized Palestinian aid,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli settlement in the West Bank Place in Judea and Samaria Area Hemdat ( Hebrew : חמדת ) is a community Israeli settlement in the West Bank located near the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Makhoul, in the Jordan River Valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along the Allon Road in the municipal jurisdiction of the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council . Other Israeli settlements in the area are Ro'i and Beka'ot . The closest city, Beit Shean , is a thirty-minute drive north of Hemdat. In 2024 it had a population of 431. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, 'In the Jordan valley, the inhuman-yet-human bulldozers came at dawn,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013. Reuters and Gili Cohen 'European diplomats: Israeli army manhandled us, seized Palestinian aid,' at Haaretz , September 20, 2013.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “village and israeli settlement located in the jordan river valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along”. Today it says “community israeli settlement in the west bank located near the palestinian hamlet of khirbet makhoul”. Read the current article and compare.
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village and israeli settlement located in the jordan river valley on a plain at an altitude of 178 metres along
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community israeli settlement in the west bank located near the palestinian hamlet of khirbet makhoul
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