In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “terrorist attack on march 12”. Today it says “attack on march 12”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Matzuva attack was an attack on March 12, 2002, in which two Islamic Jihad militants who infiltrated Israel from Lebanon opened fire on civilian vehicles traveling on the Shlomi - Matzuva road. After killing a shepherd who was out with his flock, the militants, who were dressed in Israeli military uniforms and hid in underbrush, ambushed cars on the road, killing four motorists. The victims included a woman her teenage daughter from Kibbutz Hanita . The militants were killed in a gunbattle with responding Israeli troops in which an Israeli officer was also killed. Afterwards scans of the area were carried out to ensure no more militants had infiltrated. Initially, Israeli intelligence officials believed that the attack was organized by Hezbollah , although Hezbollah did not confirm this. Mother, daughter from Kibbutz Hanita among ambush victims published in [Jerusalem Post] on March 13, 2002. הסתיים האירוע בצפון: 6 ישראלים נהרגו, 2 המחבלים חוסלו
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Matzuva attack was a terrorist attack on March 12, 2002 in which two Islamic Jihad militants who infiltrated Israel from Lebanon opened fire on civilian vehicles traveling on the Shlomi - Matzuva road. Six Israelis were killed in the attack and one injured.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Terrorist attack The Matzuva attack was a terrorist attack on March 12, 2002 in which two Islamic Jihad militants who infiltrated Israel from Lebanon opened fire on civilian vehicles traveling on the Shlomi - Matzuva road. Six Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and one injured.Initially, Israeli intelligence officials believed that the attack was organized by Hezbollah , although Hezbollah did not confirm this.
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terrorist attack on march 12
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attack on march 12
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