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Murder of the Aroyo children
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “terrorist attack which occurred on january 2”. Today it says “terrorist attack which occurred on 2 january 1971”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “terrorist attack which occurred on january 2”. Today it says “terrorist attack which occurred on 2 january 1971”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
The murder of the Aroyo children was a terrorist attack which occurred on January 2, 1971, in which two Israeli children were killed when Palestinian militants threw a hand grenade into the moving car of the Aroyo family which was touring the Gaza Strip. The attack, which shocked the Israeli public, was a turning point in the way Israel began relating towards terrorist threats originating from the Gaza Strip.1 Following the attack Israel launched an extensive counter terror operation in the Gaza Strip.
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Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “terrorist attack which occurred on january 2”. Today it says “terrorist attack which occurred on 2 january 1971”. Read the current article and compare.
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| terror | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| militant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Then
terrorist attack which occurred on january 2
Now
terrorist attack which occurred on 2 january 1971
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