The Gaza Marine gas field's development stalled after Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in 2007. As of October 6, 2023, the opening explained that Israel refused to deal with Hamas, "being a globally recognized terror group." Today the opening states only that Israel refuses to deal with Hamas, with no explanation given, and the word terror survives once in the body. A reader today does not learn that Wikipedia's own opening once described Hamas as a globally recognized terror group as the stated reason for Israel's refusal.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Reserves of natural gas were found offshore the Gaza Strip in the year 2000, within the framework of licensing to British Gas by the Palestinian National Authority. The discovered gas field Gaza Marine , though mediocre in size, had been considered at the time as one of the possible drives to boost Palestinian economy and promote regional cooperation. With Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in the year 2007, the chances for developing the gas field turned low - both due to standoff with the Ramallah administration and the Israeli refusal to deal with Hamas, being a globally recognized terror group.1 The chances further diminished with the discovery of major gas fields in the Israeli economic waters in 2009 and 2010, making Israel an unlikely customer for the Palestinian gas. As of early 2015, Gaza's natural gas was still underwater and the same for almost all of the Levantine gas. In the year 2018, Shell company, which had taken over British Gas earlier, decided to relinquish its 60% stake in Gaza Marine, transferring it to Palestinian state companies.2
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Reserves of natural gas were found offshore the Gaza Strip in the year 2000, within the framework of licensing to British Gas by the Palestinian National Authority. The discovered gas field Gaza Marine , though mediocre in size, had been considered at the time as one of the possible drives to boost Palestinian economy and promote regional cooperation. With Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in the year 2007, the chances for developing the gas field turned low - both due to standoff with the Ramallah administration and the Israeli refusal to deal with Hamas. The chances further diminished with the discovery of major gas fields in the Israeli economic waters in 2009 and 2010, making Israel an unlikely customer for the Palestinian gas. As of early 2015, Gaza's natural gas was still underwater and the same for almost all of the Levantine gas. In the year 2018, Shell company, which had taken over British Gas earlier, decided to relinquish its 60% stake in Gaza Marine, transferring it to Palestinian state companies.
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Offshore gas reserves off the Gaza coast Reserves of natural gas were found offshore the Gaza Strip in the year 2000, within the framework of licensing to British Gas by the Palestinian National Authority. The discovered gas field, Gaza Marine , though mediocre in size, had been considered at the time as one of the possible drives to boost Palestinian economy and promote regional cooperation. With Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip in the year 2007, the chances for developing the gas field reduced, due to a stand-off with the Ramallah administration and Israel's refusal to deal with Hamas. The chances further diminished with the discovery of major gas fields in the Israeli economic waters in 2009 and 2010, making Israel an unlikely customer for the Palestinian gas. In 2023 Israel has given preliminary approval for the development of the Gaza Marine gas field, with the involvement of the Palestinian Authority and Egypt, but, as of 2024, Gaza's natural gas was still underwater.NATO Center of Excellence . 2014.United States Institute of Peace. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link )
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“terror” now appears 1× under 1999-2004, 38% of the way down the article
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Licensing2,124 characters
Under Hamas administration1,344 characters
During Arab Spring and aftermath1,230 characters
British Gas exit700 characters
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