About two months after the Syrian bunker was exposed, during initiated work to clear a minefield in Mitzpe Gadot, the Ministry of Defense completed a series of controlled explosions of Syrian ammunition.
The explosion included hundreds of kilograms of mortar shells of various sizes, spray grenades, thunderbolts and more.
Documentation: Ammunition discovered in an old Syrian bunker in the Golan Heights was destroyed // Photo: Spokeswoman, Ministry of Defense
Hundreds of kilograms of mortar shells, Photo: Spokeswoman and Information Department, Ministry of Defense
The explosions were carried out for safety reasons, in order not to move the old ammunition, during which areas and roads in the Golan were closed.
The destruction of Syrian ammunition is the final operation of clearing the minefield in the area of Mitzpe Gadot and the customs house junction.
The area clean of mines and falls will soon be returned to the public and will allow the thousands of visitors who visit the area each year, to walk in it safely.
The works of the Mine and Fallen Authority will soon be resumed at additional sites in the Golan Heights.
Excavations in the Golan Heights // Photo: Mining Authority, Ministry of Defense,
The Syrian outpost at Mitzpe Gadot "El Murtafa" ("the bearer" in Hebrew) was one of the most fortified outposts of the Syrian army in the Golan before the Six Day War, and from there the Syrian soldiers fired at the settlements of the Hula Valley.
Thousands of mines from the fighting period are still scattered in the fields surrounding the post, which today serves as a memorial site for the Alexandroni Brigade.
In recent months, the Mine Clearance Authority has begun work to clear the mines and falls, in order to make the touristy area safer for the many hikers who frequent the area.
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