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Osama Hamdan
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “top representative of hamas in lebanon and is a member of the organization's politburo”. Today it says “palestinian diplomat and former senior representative of hamas in lebanon and tehran”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “top representative of hamas in lebanon and is a member of the organization's politburo”. Today it says “palestinian diplomat and former senior representative of hamas in lebanon and tehran”.
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Osama Hamdan ( Arabic : أسامة حمدان ; born 1965) is a Palestinian diplomat and former senior representative of Hamas in Lebanon and Tehran . He previously held the position of Head of International Relations Department for Hamas and Chair of the Political Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “top representative of hamas in lebanon and is a member of the organization's politburo”. Today it says “palestinian diplomat and former senior representative of hamas in lebanon and tehran”. Read the current article and compare.
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top representative of hamas in lebanon and is a member of the organization's politburo
Now
palestinian diplomat and former senior representative of hamas in lebanon and tehran
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