Pi Glilot bombing attempt: what Wikipedia removed
The Pi Glilot bombing attempt was a 2002 attack on a gas depot north of Tel Aviv that was foiled before it caused any injuries. Through October 2023 the opening identified the attacker: it ‘was an attempt by a Palestinian terrorist to cause a massive explosion in the Pi Glilot gas depot north of Tel Aviv.’ Today’s opening says only that it was ‘an attempted bombing’ that ‘failed, resulting in no injuries,’ naming no perpetrator at all, though the word survives four times in the body. A reader today does not learn who attempted the bombing, since the opening no longer names an actor.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 4. 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 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 1 | 1 | 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 identification of the attacker as a Palestinian terrorist is gone from the opening, which today does not name any perpetrator.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 351197915):
The Pi Glilot bombing was an attempt by a Palestinian terrorist to cause a massive explosion in the Pi Glilot gas depot north of Tel Aviv . It occurred on May 23, 2002. The attempt was foiled with no injuries, but if it had succeeded, it could have killed hundreds of Israeli citizens in a massive fireball.
2025 (revision 1281372617):
2002 foiled attack attempt in Tel Aviv, Israel The Pi Glilot bombing was an attempted bombing of the Pi Glilot LPG depot north of Tel Aviv , Israel on May 23, 2002. The attempt was failed, resulting in no injuries.
Related
Section titled “Related”- The drift report: what changed across all 61,944 watched articles
- 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
- The live article on Wikipedia
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