Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the main branches of the palestinian security services under direct responsibility of the minister of th”. Today it says “one of the main branches of the palestinian security services under direct responsibility of the ministry of in”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Palestinian security body The Palestinian Civil Defence ( PCD ; Arabic : الدفاع المدني الفلسطيني ) is one of the main branches of the Palestinian Security Services under direct responsibility of the Minister of the Interior . The organization is responsible for emergency services and rescue in areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority , as well as in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip . Palestinian Civil Defence Volvo fire engine "A fact sheet on the ability of the civil defense to perform its duties during the Israeli military aggression on the Gaza Strip" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Palestinian Authority security body The Palestinian Civil Defence (PCD) (Arabic: الدفاع المدني الفلسطيني) is one of the main branches of the Palestinian Security Services under direct responsibility of the Minister of the Interior . The organization is responsible for emergency services and rescue in areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian Authority security body The Palestinian Civil Defence (PCD) (Arabic: الدفاع المدني الفلسطيني) is one of the main branches of the Palestinian Security Services under direct responsibility of the Minister of the Interior . The organization is responsible for emergency services and rescue in areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the main branches of the palestinian security services under direct responsibility of the minister of th”. Today it says “one of the main branches of the palestinian security services under direct responsibility of the ministry of in”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
one of the main branches of the palestinian security services under direct responsibility of the minister of th
Now
one of the main branches of the palestinian security services under direct responsibility of the ministry of in
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