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August 21, 2023, 1:20 pm
Man lightly hurt in blast during landmine clearing operation on Jordan border
IDF says engineering vehicle damaged while driving over old mine near Sha’ar HaGolan
By
Emanuel Fabian
March 21, 2023, 6:02 pm
Two soldiers hurt in explosion of old mine on Lebanon border
Military says incident not an attack, occurred during routine engineering work along northern frontier; one hurt moderately, one lightly
By
Emanuel Fabian
April 28, 2022, 10:31 am
‘Not afraid’: Ukraine women learn to demine in Kosovo
Trainees anticipate ‘decades’ of clearing mines in their home country following Russian invasion
By
Ismet Hajdari
November 17, 2020, 1:30 pm
Israel finds explosives planted on Syrian border; Gantz holds Damascus to blame
Defense minister warns army ready to respond to any incident, won’t ignore bombs uncovered, disarmed in Israeli-controlled buffer zone on southern Golan Heights
By
Judah Ari Gross
October 10, 2020, 5:20 pm
Lebanon fires cause mine detonations along the Israeli border
No casualties reported; regional heatwave leads to blazes throughout Middle East, including in Syria, where two people are killed
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AP
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ToI Staff
April 12, 2020, 10:44 am
Just in time for Easter: Jordan River baptismal site is mine-free after 53 years
‘It was like walking into a time capsule, with beer still on the shelf, the tables still laid for dinner,’ says head of UK group who oversaw project at Qasr al-Yahud
By
Melanie Lidman
September 28, 2019, 3:27 pm
Lebanese clear wartime mines from famed cedar forests
Decades of internal fighting as well as war with Israel have left woodlands strewn with hundreds of thousands of deadly bombs
By
Bassam Mroue
September 3, 2019, 8:40 am
In Iraq’s Baiji, mines turn farms into killing fields
Though Islamic State terror group has been cleared out of area, booby-trapped orchards and homes continue to claim lives
By
Maya Gebeily
June 20, 2019, 2:49 pm
Stunning Romanian church is final monastery cleared of mines at Qasr al-Yahud
Six months of work still remaining at Christian pilgrimage site until area is deemed landmine-free
By
Melanie Lidman
May 27, 2019, 4:21 pm
900 landmines detonated in Qasr al Yahud on the Jordan River
IDF Combat Engineering and NGO Halo Trust are in the process of demining 6,500 landmines from church compounds near Jericho
By
Melanie Lidman
February 15, 2019, 8:16 am
Mine blasts kill farmer, 3 security personnel in Jordan near Israeli border
Security source says investigation underway to clarify if deadly ordnance dates back to conflicts with Jewish state
By
AFP
December 10, 2018, 4:28 am
More than 1,500 landmines cleared at Jesus baptism site on Jordan River
After years of negotiation, 22 sappers clear mines from land of first 3 of 7 churches; goal is to clear all 6,500 mines and open area to the public by January 2020
By
Melanie Lidman
April 3, 2018, 7:33 pm
Defense Ministry clears minefield near settlement, pledges new housing on site
Detonation of buried bombs near Karnei Shomron part of broader project to blow up some 2,200 landmines across West Bank, ostensibly making way for more building
By
Jacob Magid
March 20, 2018, 1:39 pm
Israel begins clearing thousands of landmines from Jordan River baptism site
Defense Ministry says there are over 3,000 munitions in Qasr al-Yahud area, including anti-personnel, anti-tank mines and booby-traps
By
Melanie Lidman
and
ToI Staff
February 14, 2018, 4:42 pm
Seven soldiers lightly wounded by landmine in Jordan Valley
Two servicemen flown to hospital by helicopter, five more driven there after mine explodes under their car; army launches investigation
By
Judah Ari Gross
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