In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “night mission by the israel defense forces frogmen”. Today it says “night mission by the israel defense forces naval commando unit”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Israeli operation in the 2006 Lebanon War Belligerents Israel Defense Forces Hezbollah Units involved Shayetet 13 Armed wing Casualties and losses 10 soldiers wounded 1 soldier killed (Hezbollah claim) 1–2 killed (Lebanese claim) 6–10 killed (IDF claim) 1 Lebanese soldier and 4 civilians killed (Lebanese claim) The Tyre raid was a night mission by the Israel Defense Forces naval commando unit, Shayetet 13 , in Tyre , South Lebanon , on August 5, 2006. The target was an apartment building, allegedly housing Hezbollah leaders responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera a day earlier. The entire operation lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
It targeted the Hezbollah cell responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera on the previous day. This was due to the city of Tyre and its environs having become a central base of the long-range rocket fire against the territory of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2015 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Tyre raid was a night mission by the Israel Defense Forces naval commando unit, Shayetet 13 , in Tyre , South Lebanon , on August 5, 2006.The target was an apartment building, allegedly housing Hezbollah leaders responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera a day earlier.The entire operation lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Tyre raid was a night mission by the Israel Defense Forces naval commando unit, Shayetet 13 , in Tyre , South Lebanon , on August 5, 2006. The target was an apartment building, allegedly housing Hezbollah leaders responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera a day earlier. The entire operation lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli operation in the 2006 Lebanon War Belligerents Israel Hezbollah Units involved Shayetet 13 Armed wing Casualties and losses 10 soldiers wounded 1 soldier killed (Hezbollah claim) 1–2 killed (Lebanese claim) 6–10 killed (IDF claim) 1 Lebanese soldier and 4 civilians killed (Lebanese claim) The Tyre raid was a night mission by the Israel Defense Forces naval commando unit, Shayetet 13 , in Tyre , South Lebanon , on August 5, 2006. The target was an apartment building, allegedly housing Hezbollah leaders responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera a day earlier. The entire operation lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “night mission by the israel defense forces frogmen”. Today it says “night mission by the israel defense forces naval commando unit”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
night mission by the israel defense forces frogmen
Now
night mission by the israel defense forces naval commando unit
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