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Kfar Shouba

Kfar Shouba is the Lebanese village near the Israeli border where Hezbollah abducted and murdered Israeli soldiers. The 2010 opening said the killings 'was carried out by Hezbollah, a militant group defined as a terrorist organization by the United States.' Today's opening omits the episode and the designation entirely, and the word terror appears nowhere in the article, count zero. A reader today does not learn that the United States designates Hezbollah, the group responsible for the abduction and murder there, as a terrorist organization.

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The opening as it read in 2010

Kfarchouba (in Arabic كفرشوبا) is a Lebanese village , in the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon .¹ Situated in the region of Arkoub 1256 m above sea level and is 130 km from Beirut.² Located on the borders of Israel and the Golan Heights, it monitors the depth of both, Israel and Lebanese Bekaa, which makes it a strategic military location.³ The Israeli forces have repeatedly repelled attacks from the village by invading in the years 1967, 1970, and 1972. The first invasion in 1975 destroyed most of the village. In 1982, in response to repeated Palestinian attacks from the Lebanon side of the border, Israel invaded Lebanon and occupied much of the country reaching the capital Beirut . Israel's occupation and support for the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army continued until in May 2000, when the Israeli army withdrew from Lebanon. After the Israeli withdrawal, The UN certified that Israel has withdrawn fully from all Lebanese territory. In the summer of 2006, Israel responded to the abduction of its soldiers patrolling on the Israeli-side of the international border. The abduction and murder of the soldiers was carried out by Hezbollah, a militant group defined as a terrorist organization by the United States. In response, Israel invaded Lebanon to attack Hezbollah.⁴ During the Israeli invasion in 2006, 60 houses were completely destroyed, and 650 were damaged. Currently, over 90% of the population of Kfarchouba lives outside Lebanon. A total of 800 houses make up the village. The school was rebuilt in the 90s. After the return of some immigrants in 2006, a second section was built. The mosque in the village was destroyed in 1972 and partially rebuilt. Kfarchouba is the second largest village in southern Lebanon, which also contains the largest number of young graduates in the Caza of Hasbaya.⁵

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Kfarchouba (in Arabic كفرشوبا) (also known as kafarchouba and kfar shuba ) Is a Lebanese village, in the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon . Situated in the region of Arkoub 1256 m above sea level and is 130 km from Beirut. Located on the borders of Israel and the Golan Heights, not far from the Shebaa Farms , it overlooks in depth both Israel and the Lebanese Bekaa, which makes it a strategic military location. Hezbollah claims that Israel is still occupying the general area in which the village is sited, namely the Kfar Chouba Hills. The village was occupied by Israeli troops during a punitive mission, in the wake of fedayeen attacks inside Israel, on the 26 of February 1972, and was devastated by a major Israeli attack conducted in January 1975. It was bombed and rocketed bby Israeli warcraft further on 15 June, and shelled again by Israeli artillery on 31 August, of that year. It was struck by Israeli air raids and artillery fire in April 2002. During the Israeli invasion in 2006, 60 houses were completely destroyed, and 650 were damaged. Currently, over 90% of the population of Kfarchouba lives outside Lebanon. A total of 800 houses make up the village. The school was rebuilt in the 90s. After the return of some immigrants in 2006, a second section was built. In retaliation for a Hezbollah retaliatory strike against an Israeli patrol on the 28 January, 2015, the village was shelled by IDFF artillery fire, together with the two other border villages of Majidiyeh, Abbasiyeh. The mosque in the village was destroyed in 1972 and partially rebuilt. Kfarchouba is the second largest village in southern Lebanon, which also contains the largest number of young graduates in the Caza of Hasbaya. 'Hezbollah says its arms needed to resist Israel,' Al Arabiya , 20 November 2010. Richard Hall, 'Hezbollah kills two Israeli soldiers in border attack,' GlobalPost 28 January 2015.

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Today

“occupation” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 8. Read the current article and compare.

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terror	1	0	0	0	0
militant	1	0	0	0	0

What Wikipedia says this is

Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined between 2010 and 2025.

Then

lebanese village

Now

municipality in the hasbaya district of the nabatieh governorate in southern lebanon

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1. Removed: “Kfarchouba (in Arabic كفرشوبا) is a Lebanese village , in the Nabatieh…” In the article until October 6, 2023 (rev), gone by 2025 (rev).

The original short identification of the village was rewritten into the current longer opening.

2. Rewrote: “Situated in the region of Arkoub 1256 m above sea level and…” Changed after our 2025 snapshot. Now reads: “It is situated in the region of Arkoub, at 1256 m above sea level and 130 km from Beirut.”

The sentence on the village's elevation and distance from Beirut was reworded, not removed.

3. Rewrote: “Located on the borders of Israel and the Golan Heights, it monitors…” In the article until 2020 (rev), changed by October 6, 2023 (rev). Now reads: “Located near the border of Israel and the Golan Heights, not far from the Shebaa Farms , it overlooks in depth both…”

The sentence on its location near Israel and the Golan Heights was reworded, not removed.

4. Removed 8 sentences: “…a militant group defined as a terrorist organization by the United States. In response,…” In the article until 2010 (rev), gone by 2015 (rev).

The sentence naming Hezbollah, the group behind an abduction and murder of Israeli soldiers there, as a group the United States defines as a terrorist organization was cut, and the word no longer appears anywhere in the article.

5. Removed 7 sentences: “During the Israeli invasion in 2006, 60 houses were completely destroyed, and…” In the article until 2015 (rev), gone by 2020 (rev).

The sentence on the destruction of 60 houses during the 2006 Israeli invasion was cut from the opening.

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