A Fatal Legacy: Clearing land mines scattered along Israel’s borders
Approximately 92 million sq.m. of Israeli territory is laden with mine fields, laid out during the country’s various battles in the Golan Heights, Arava Valley, Jordan and Galilee.
A soldier from the United Arab Emirate searches for unexploded land mines in southern Lebanon near Marajayoun August 13, 2003(photo credit: REUTERS)ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY