In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli military action in january 2002 in which israeli forces seized the karine a”. Today it says “israeli military action in january 2002 in which the israel defense forces”.
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2002 Israeli military action "Operation Noah's Ark" redirects here. The Karine A affair , also known as Operation "Noah's Ark" ( Hebrew : מבצע תיבת נוח , romanized : Mivtza Teyvat Noah ), was an Israeli military action in January 2002 in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) forces seized MV Karine A , which, according to the IDF, was a Palestinian freighter in the Red Sea . The vessel was found to be carrying 50 tons of weapons , including short-range Katyusha rockets , antitank missiles, and high explosives . "Seizing of the Palestinian weapons ship Karine A" (Press release). Shaul Mofaz regarding interception of ship Karine A" (Press release).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Karine A Affair , also known as Operation Noah's Ark ( , Mivtza Teyvat Noah ), was an Israeli military action in January 2002 in which Israeli forces seized the Karine A , a Palestinian freighter in the Red Sea . The vessel was found to be carrying 50 tons of weapons , including short-range Katyusha rockets , antitank missiles, and high explosives. Shaul Mofaz regarding interception of ship Karine A" .
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The Karine A affair , also known as Operation "Noah's Ark" ( Mivtza Teyvat Noah ), was an Israeli military action in January 2002 in which Israeli forces seized MV Karine A , which, according to IDF, was a Palestinian freighter in the Red Sea . The vessel was found to be carrying 50 tons of weapons , including short-range Katyusha rockets , antitank missiles, and high explosives . Shaul Mofaz regarding interception of ship Karine A" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Karine A affair , also known as Operation "Noah's Ark" ( Mivtza Teyvat Noah ), was an Israeli military action in January 2002 in which Israeli forces seized MV Karine A , which, according to IDF, was a Palestinian freighter in the Red Sea . The vessel was found to be carrying 50 tons of weapons , including short-range Katyusha rockets , antitank missiles, and high explosives . Shaul Mofaz regarding interception of ship Karine A" .
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2002 Israeli military action "Operation Noah's Ark" redirects here.The Karine A affair , also known as Operation "Noah's Ark" ( ), was an Israeli military action in January 2002 in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) forces seized MV Karine A , which, according to the IDF, was a Palestinian freighter in the Red Sea . The vessel was found to be carrying 50 tons of weapons , including short-range Katyusha rockets , antitank missiles, and high explosives . "Seizing of the Palestinian weapons ship Karine A" (Press release).Shaul Mofaz regarding interception of ship Karine A" (Press release).
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israeli military action in january 2002 in which israeli forces seized the karine a
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israeli military action in january 2002 in which the israel defense forces
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