Abstract
In an August 2002 assessment of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported that the following areas in the OPT are not properly fenced, marked or cleared:
- Minefields from the 1967 Middle East war—unmarked minefields were reportedly found between Jordan and the West Bank, in the Jordan Valley and in other strategic areas in the West Bank.
- Israeli military training zones.
- Areas of confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians.
Though no minefields have been officially declared in the Gaza Strip, Ayid Abu Qtaish, mine awareness coordinator of Defence for Children International (DCI), Palestine Section, has no doubt the area is contaminated.
Recommended Citation
JMU, CISR
(2004)
"Humanitarian Demining Efforts in the Occupied Palestinian Territories,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 8
:
Iss.
1
, Article 8.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol8/iss1/8
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