IDF Caterpillar D9: what Wikipedia removed
The IDF Caterpillar D9 is an armored bulldozer used by the Israel Defense Forces. Through October 6, 2023 the opening said it is operated by the IDF Combat Engineering Corps for combat engineering and counter-terrorism operations. Today the phrase is gone from the opening, which instead states the bulldozers have been used to demolish thousands of Palestinian homes in Gaza. A reader arriving now learns of the demolitions the equipment has carried out and not that the IDF states its purpose includes counter-terrorism operations.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The description of the bulldozer’s use for counter-terrorism operations, reworded and later dropped from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 16533746):
Redirect to: Caterpillar D9 .
2025 (revision 1292446881):
Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer An Israeli armored Caterpillar D9R bulldozer. Its armor allows it to work under heavy fire. The IDF Caterpillar D9 — nicknamed Doobi ( Hebrew : דובי , for teddy bear ) — is a Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It is supplied by Caterpillar Inc. and modified by the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Military Industries and Israel Aerospace Industries to increase the survivability of the bulldozer in hostile environments and enable it to withstand attack. In the 1980s the IDF began modifying D9 bulldozers to incorporate armour. The bulldozers can also be fitted with weaponry: machine guns and grenade launchers. There ar…
Related
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- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
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