About the project
The community settlement of Had-Ness was established in the early 1980s on the slopes of the Golan Heights that flow to the Kinneret. Near the settlement rises a hill overlooking it. The site, bearing the settlement's name, is located at the foot of the hill.
Before the Six Day War, the Syrian army built a complex collection of obstacles on the hill and around it. Non-metallic anti-tank minefields were laid alongside the current road 888 and the Had-Ness settlement. A strip of pop-up minefields was also laid, combining grenade mines and other types of mines.
After the establishment of the settlement, the minefields became a dangerous nuisance for the local residents, who lived only a few meters away from them. Tourists have also occasionally entered the minefields and were injured, as were horses and herds of cattle.
In the mine clearance process both manual and mechanical methods were implemented, in which machines and other special-purpose tools were used. After the clearance, the settlement expanded in accordance with the development plans, and some areas were opened for tourism and for use as grazing areas.
Current use of the area
The cleared areas were used to expand the settlement for residential purposes, for tourism, hiking trails and grazing areas.