Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon (1982–2000): what Wikipedia removed
Israel occupied Southern Lebanon for eighteen years, citing security concerns along its northern border. Through October 6, 2023 the opening gave Israel’s stated purpose for the Security Belt as creating “a space separating its northern border towns from terrorists residing in Lebanon.” Today the word is nowhere in the article; the opening instead cites the occupation’s origin only in “attacks from southern Lebanon by Palestinian militants.” A reader arriving now does not learn that Israel’s own stated rationale for the Security Belt named the threat as terrorists.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2015. 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 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| militant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| occupation | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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”- This is the sentence giving Israel’s own stated rationale for the Security Belt, naming terrorists as the threat, the passage this finding is built on.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2015 (revision 669076100):
The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon took place after Israel invaded Lebanon during the 1982 Lebanon War and subsequently retained its forces to support the Christian South Lebanon Army in Southern Lebanon. In 1982, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and allied Free Lebanon Army Christian militias seized large sections of Lebanon, including the capital of Beirut , amid the hostilities of the wider Lebanese Civil War . Later, Israel withdrew from parts of the occupied area between 1983 and 1985, but remained in partial control of the border region known as the South Lebanon Security Belt , initially in coordination with the self-proclaimed Free Lebanon State , which executed a limited aut…
2025 (revision 1268639833):
1982–2000 military occupation The Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon lasted for eighteen years, from 1982 until 2000. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon in response to attacks from southern Lebanon by Palestinian militants . The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) occupied the southern half of Lebanon as far as the capital city Beirut , together with allied Maronite Christian paramilitaries involved in the Lebanese Civil War . The IDF left Beirut on 29 September 1982, but continued to occupy the country’s southern half. Amid rising casualties from guerrilla attacks, the IDF withdrew south to the Awali river on 3 September 1983. From February to April 1985, the IDF carried out a phased withdraw…
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