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Julis, Gaza

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of gaza located to mi northeast of gaza on a slight elevation along th”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the gaza subdistrict”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of gaza located to mi northeast of gaza on a slight elevation along th”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the gaza subdistrict”.
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The opening as it read in 2020

Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine Julis ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict , located 26.5 kilometers (16.5 mi) northeast of Gaza on a slight elevation along the southern coastal plain. In 1945, there were 1,030 inhabitants in the village. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War .1 Also gives cause of depopulation.

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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of gaza located to mi northeast of gaza on a slight elevation along th”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the gaza subdistrict”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

palestinian arab village in the district of gaza located to mi northeast of gaza on a slight elevation along th

Now

palestinian arab village in the gaza subdistrict

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