Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Salah Shehade article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "leader of the ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades". Today it says "member of the palestinian islamist movement hamas". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between 2005 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the Salah Shehade article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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What did Wikipedia remove from the Salah Shehade article?

The opening as it read in 2005

Salah Shahade was the leader of the Ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas , until his assassination by Israel on July 22 , 2002 .¹ A militant in Hamas since the formation of the group in 1987, Salah Shahade quickly became one of its influent leaders and was arrested a few time by Israel or the Palestinian Authority . After Yahya Ayash 's death, in 1996, Shahade became the official leader of the group, a responsibility he shared with Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghoul . During the Al-Aqsa Intifada , Israel accused him of masterminding severeal attacks against both Israeli soldiers and civilians in the Gaza strip . It was also reported that Shahade was involved in the production of Qassam rockets and other homemade weapons, as well as in the smuggling of military equipment in the Gaza strip.² On July 22th, 2002, the Israeli Defense Forces targeted the building in which Shahade was hiding using a powerful bomb (1 ton, according to experts) dropped by a F-16 plane that destroyed many houses in a densely populated neighborhood of Gaza City . As a result, 15 people were killed, including Shahade, his wife and 9 children. The attack received widespread condemnation from all around the world.³

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The opening as it stood in 2010 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Salah Shehade Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade (or Shehadeh ) ( ), (born in Gaza on February 24, 1953 – d. He led the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades military wing of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas , until his targeted killing by Israel . A member of Hamas since the formation of the group in 1987, he quickly became one of its influent leaders and was arrested a few times by Israel or the Palestinian Authority . After Yahya Ayash 's death, in 1996, Shahade became a top leader in the group, along with Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghoul . During the Al-Aqsa Intifada , Israel accused him of masterminding several attacks against both Israeli soldiers and civilians in the Gaza strip and in Israel proper. It was also reported that Shahade was involved in the production of Qassam rockets , fired against Israeli civilian targets, and other homemade weapons, as well as in the smuggling of military equipment in the Gaza strip. Jewish Virtual Library , Salah Shehade , 2007 CNN , Shehade was high on Israel most-wanted list , July 23, 2002

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The opening as it stood in 2015 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade صلاح شحادة (or Shehadeh ; 24 February 1953 – 22 July 2002) was a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas . He led the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades military wing of Hamas, until his targeted killing by Israel . "Shehade was high on Israel most-wanted list" , CNN , 23 July 2002

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade صلاح شحادة (or Shehadeh , Shahadeh ; 24 February 1953 – 22 July 2002) was a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas . He led the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades military wing of Hamas, until his targeted killing by Israel . "Shehade was high on Israel most-wanted list" , CNN , 23 July 2002

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Palestinian leader (1953–2002) Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade صلاح شحادة (or Shehadeh , Shahadeh ; 24 February 1953 – 22 July 2002) was a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas . He led the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades military wing of Hamas, until his assassination by Israel . "Shehade was high on Israel most-wanted list" , CNN , 23 July 2002

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The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Palestinian leader (1953–2002) Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade (or Shehadeh , Shahadeh ; Arabic : صلاح شحادة ; 24 February 1953 – 22 July 2002) was a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas . He led the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades military wing of Hamas, until his assassination by Israel .

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