The word “militant” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “militant” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Israeli MIA's in the Garden of the Missing in Action Empty graves in the Garden of the Missing in Action Ron Arad in 1987, an Israel MIA captured by Amal militants, believed to have died in custody Israeli MIA are members of the Israel Defense Forces who are missing in action .1Despite efforts to locate them and bring them home, their whereabouts remain unknown.2
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Several hundred members of the Israeli military have been declared Missing In Action (MIA) since 1948 . Only five are believed to still be alive in captivity. The following are the MIAs believed to be alive today: Tank crewmembers declared missing after the Battle of Sultan Yakoub in Lebanon , 1982 : Zachary Baumel Tzvi Feldman Yehuda Katz F-4 navigator lost over Lebanon in 1986 : Ron Arad IDF conscript who disappeared on duty in the Golan Heights , 1997 : Guy Hever v t e v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2010 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Israeli MIA ( Missing in Action ) are members of the Israel Defense Forces who have been captured by enemy forces.Despite efforts to locate them and bring them home, their whereabouts remain unknown.Known Israeli MIA include: Zeev Rotshik , who has been missing in action since October 10, 1973.A tank crew declared missing after the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon on June 12, 1982: Zechariah Baumel , Tzvi Feldman and Yehuda Katz.Ron Arad , an IDF F-4 Phantom II navigator, was lost over Lebanon on October 16, 1986.Guy Hever disappeared on duty in the Golan Heights on August 17, 1997.Majdi Halabi disappeared on duty near Haifa on May 24, 2005.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Empty graves in the Garden of the Missing in Action Israeli MIA are members of the Israel Defense Forces who are missing in action . Despite efforts to locate them and bring them home, their whereabouts remain unknown. Every year, a state ceremony is held at Mount Herzl , Israel's military cemetery in Jerusalem."Missing in Action" . aishcom .
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Members of the Israel Defense Forces who are missing in action Empty graves at the Garden of the Missing in Action Israeli MIA are members of the Israel Defense Forces who are missing in action . Despite efforts to locate and repatriate them, their whereabouts remain unknown. Every year, a state ceremony is held at Mount Herzl , Israel's military cemetery in Jerusalem. "Missing in Action" . aishcom .
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“militant” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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members of the israel defense forces who have been captured by enemy forces
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members of the israel defense forces who are missing in action
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