In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israel defense forces base located near zekharia”. Today it says “israeli air force”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Sdot Micha Airbase (in Hebrew: שדות מיכה , lit. Micha Fields) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) missile base and depot, whose existence Israel neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest. The center of the base is located 1.5 km north of moshav Sdot Micha and it has neither a runway nor a visible heliport. Its facilities can now be clearly seen on satellite images. Nuclear warheads are supposed to be stored at the base, which can also be fired by the missiles there. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists . 78 (1): 38– 50.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Sdot Micha is an Israel Defense Forces base located near Zekharia . It is believed that the base is a rocket launch site for Jericho 1 and Jericho 2 missiles.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Sdot Micha is an Israeli Air Force base located near Zekharia .It is believed that the base is a rocket launch site for Jericho 2 and probably Jericho 3 missiles.
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Sdot Micha Airbase (in Hebrew: שדות האלה) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) missile base and depot of which existence Israel neither confirms nor denies.It is situated in the center of Israel halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest.The center of the base is located 1.5 km north of the moshav Sdot Micha .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Sdot Micha Airbase (in Hebrew: שדות מיכה ) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) missile base and depot, whose existence Israel neither confirms nor denies. It is situated in the center of Israel, halfway from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean Sea and extends nearly 13 km from southeast to northwest. The center of the base is located 1.5 km north of Moshav Sdot Micha .
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israel defense forces base located near zekharia
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israeli air force
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