About the project
The Mitzpe Gadot site serves as an observation point and commemoration site for the casualties of the Golan Formation (the Alexandroni Brigade), who occupied the outposts in one of the most important and central areas of the Golan Heights during the Six Day War.
Until the Six Day War, the place was used as a Syrian regimental outpost, which was known by its nickname 'Al Mortafa'. This outpost was one of the most fortified outposts in the Golan, consisting of communication trenches and minefields, and controlling the main road ascending to the Golan Heights through the Bnot Ya'akov Bridge.
The observatory which faces west overlooking the Hula Valley demonstrates the significant strategic advantage that the Syrians had over the valley and its inhabitants. The Syrian outpost has mainly controlled Kibbutz Gadot, and the residents of the kibbutz suffered immensely from the harm inflicted on them by the soldiers who manned the outpost. To protect the well-fortified outpost from Israeli occupation, the Syrians surrounded the outpost with minefields.
In 2017, a technical survey was carried out at the outpost, on the basis of which a detailed clearance plan was formulated for this area. During the clearance work at the outpost, a very large bunker was discovered, containing hundreds of mortar shells of various diameters and other firearms which were intended to be used against the inhabitants of the valley.
Current use of the area
The cleared areas are used for tourism, as well as for general purposes.