In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “co-founding member of the palestinian military group hamas”. Today it says “palestinian militant who was a co-founding member of the islamic resistance movement”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Mohammad Taha ( Arabic : محمد طه ; 1937 – November 2014) was a Palestinian militant who was a co-founding member of the Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas ), who was arrested by the IDF in 2003. On May 5, 2004, after being held 14 months without trial, Taha was released back to Gaza. His son, Ayman Taha , was a spokesman and former fighter for Hamas in the Gaza Strip . Taha died in November 2014, after being hospitalised with a heart complaint. Hamas: a history from within .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mohammad Taha ( ) is a co-founding member of the Palestinian military group Hamas , who was arrested by the IDF in 2003. On May 5, 2004, after being held 14 months without trial, the 68-year-old Taha was released back to Gaza. His son, Ayman Taha , is a spokesman for Hamas in the Gaza Strip . v t e v t e v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Mohammad Taha ( ) is a co-founding member of the Palestinian military group Hamas , who was arrested by the IDF in 2003. On May 5, 2004, after being held 14 months without trial, the 68-year-old Taha was released back to Gaza. His son, Ayman Taha , is a spokesman and former fighter for Hamas in the Gaza Strip .Hamas: a history from within .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian militant Mohammad Taha ( ) is a co-founding member of the Palestinian military group Hamas , who was arrested by the IDF in 2003. On May 5, 2004, after being held 14 months without trial, the 68-year-old Taha was released back to Gaza. His son, Ayman Taha , was a spokesman and former fighter for Hamas in the Gaza Strip . Hamas: a history from within .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “co-founding member of the palestinian military group hamas”. Today it says “palestinian militant who was a co-founding member of the islamic resistance movement”. Read the current article and compare.
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co-founding member of the palestinian military group hamas
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palestinian militant who was a co-founding member of the islamic resistance movement
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