Abstract
A half-century of conflict has contributed to the current unstable situation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, split between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Fatah-controlled West Bank. Both explosive ordnance and unexploded ordnance remain from the civil struggle between Hamas and Fatah political factions, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Earlier this year, Israeli forces imposed dominion over the Gaza Strip, plunging the region into a humanitarian crisis. On 23 January 2008, a series of Hamas-detonated landmine explosions along the border wall in Rafah, Gaza Strip, opened passage for tens of thousands of Palestinians to escape into Egypt. No signs of resolution are yet in sight for these regions impeded by continual violence and escalating poverty.
Recommended Citation
Profile, Country
(2008)
"Occupied Palestinian Territories,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 12
:
Iss.
1
, Article 41.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol12/iss1/41
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