The word “settler” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none, and neither does the rest of the article, references included.
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The opening as it read in 2015
The lone sniper was 22 year old Tha’ir Kayid Hamad ( ), a member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades from the village of Silwad . He had acquired an old Second World War Mauser rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition and had done some target practise in the valleys around Silwad.1
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack was a Palestinian sniper attack against Israeli soldiers and civilians on March 3, 2002.A lone Palestinian sniper, 22-year-old Tha'ir Kayid Hamad ( ), a member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades from the village of Silwad carried out the attack. He had acquired an old Second World War Mauser rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition and had done target practice in the valleys around Silwad. Hamad managed to kill seven Israeli soldiers and three civilians before escaping.He was arrested two years later and sentenced to life imprisonment, and is currently imprisoned in Israel.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian attack against Israeli targets in West Bank The Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack was a Palestinian sniper attack against Israeli soldiers and civilians on March 3, 2002. A lone Palestinian sniper, 22-year-old Tha'ir Kayid Hammad ( ), a member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades from the village of Silwad carried out the attack. He had acquired an old World War II -era M1 Garand rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition and had done target practice in the valleys around Silwad.Hammad managed to kill seven Israeli soldiers and three civilians before his rifle exploded while firing his 25th shot, forcing him to give up and escape. He was arrested two years later and sentenced to life imprisonment, and is currently imprisoned in Israel. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Palestinian attack against Israeli targets in West Bank The Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack was a Palestinian sniper attack against Israeli soldiers and civilians on March 3, 2002. A lone Palestinian sniper, 22-year-old Tha'ir Kayid Hammad ( Arabic : ثائر كايد حمّاد ), a member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades from the village of Silwad carried out the attack. He had acquired an old World War II -era M1 Garand rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition and had done target practice in the valleys around Silwad. Hammad managed to kill seven Israeli soldiers and three civilians before his rifle exploded while firing his 25th shot, forcing him to give up and escape. He was arrested two years later and sentenced to life imprisonment, and is currently imprisoned in Israel.
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