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Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, foreign minister says
Japan says it may deploy forces for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is reached, as oil route tensions persist.
Houthis arrest over 1,000 Yemenis for celebrating 1962 revolution in past two years - rights org.
The kingdom’s mines: Inside Saudi Arabia’s mission to clear mines in war-torn Yemen
Sources to 'Post': UN officials harmed by clearing landmines, not by Israeli airstrike
Turkey detonates stray naval mine in Black Sea amid Ukraine war
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of laying mines in the Black Sea, and in late March, Turkish and Romanian military diving teams defused stray mines in their waters.
Syrian hand grenades from mid-late 20th century found in Golan Heights
The grenades date back to the Six Day War (1967) and Yom Kippur War (1973,) corresponding with dominant Syrian presence in the Golan back then.
Mine-free River Jordan shrine ends 50 year wait for Epiphany
Israeli de-mining efforts began in 2018 and included support from the Halo Trust, a Scottish-based mine clearance group.
Magawa, a rat who clears landmines, awarded medal for heroism
The danger caused to workers by clearing landmines is what motivates organizations like APOPO, the NGO that trained Magawa, to train rats to find landmines so that handlers can clear them.
WATCH LIVE: IDF explodes 350 landmines in the Golan Heights
While there are some 825 hectares of known minefields, there are still some 9,000 hectares suspected of being mined throughout the country.
Israel begins to clear Qasr al-Yehud baptism site of mines
Some 3,000 anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines, and other explosive remnants of war are expected to be cleared from one million square meters of land.
WATCH: IDF explodes, clears 300 landmines from Golan Heights
The Defense Ministry is currently undertaking a three-year project to de-mine the Golan Heights.
Israel to clear mines from over 15 acres to expand West Bank settlement
"Instead of landmines which are intended to kill, children will be playing in the streets of the new neighborhood."
