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Purity of arms: what Wikipedia removed

The IDF’s ethics code. “Genocide” appeared 0 times in this opening for eighteen years. Today it appears 4 times, all of it added after October 7, 2023.

The word “genocide” appeared 4 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2025. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 4. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.

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genocide0000044
terror0010000

Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.

The changes on this article are at the word level rather than whole passages; the table above shows the counts moving.

2005 (revision 17660639):

Part of the Israeli Defense Forces official doctrine of ethics is a “purity of arms” code. This code stipulates that “The IDF servicemen and women will use their weapons and force only for the purpose of their mission, only to the necessary extent and will maintain their humanity even during combat. IDF soldiers will not use their weapons and force to harm human beings who are not combatants or prisoners of war, and will do all in their power to avoid causing harm to their lives, bodies, dignity and property”.

2026 (revision 1361809552):

Ethical doctrine of the Israel Defense Forces Purity of arms ( Hebrew : טוהר הנשק , romanized : Tohar HaNeshek ) is one of the core values listed in the ” Spirit of the Israel Defense Forces ”. It is described as the following: The IDF servicemen and women will use their weapons and force only for the purpose of their mission, only to the necessary extent and will maintain their humanity even during combat. IDF soldiers will not use their weapons and force to harm human beings who are not combatants or prisoners of war, and will do all in their power to avoid causing harm to their lives, bodies, dignity and property. — Spirit of the Israel Defense Forces The assertion of this ethical code by…

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