Israel's Defense Ministry detonated 700 landmines near the Syrian border, the ministry announced on X/Twitter on Monday.
The ministry's Israel National Mine Action Authority (INMAA) is responsible for clearing minefields in the Golan Heights, the ministry stated.
"As part of a multi-year national clearance program, INMAA has cleared more than 6,700 dunams [6.7 square kilometers] of mined and UXO [unexploded ordnance]-contaminated land across Israel over the past year alone," the ministry wrote.
These minesweeping operations aim to free territory for "civilian use, commerce, and industry," the ministry said.
The X post did not elaborate on the timeframe in which the landmines were detonated.
Defense Ministry publishes video of sappers detonating landmines
The ministry shared a picture of a sign at Ein Mokesh (Mine Spring), as well as footage of minesweepers preparing the explosives in order to clear minefields.
The footage then shows the INMAA staff setting off explosions.
The Golan Heights and other areas of the border between Israel and Syria were, at one time, among the heaviest-mined regions of the world.
In 2023, INMAA chief Sharon Hadad said that Israel had cleared 33,000 dunams of mines over the past 10 years.