Halo Trust Removes Land Mines Near Qasr Al-Yahud Baptismal Site

Barbed wire blocks access to abandoned church properties in an area full of land mines near the Qasr Al-Yahud baptism site along the Jordan River, near Jericho in the West Bank, March 29, 2018. Halo Trust, an international land mine clearance charity, in cooperation with the Israeli National Mine Action Authority, under the Defense Ministry and the Palestinian Authority, has started removing the mines, which include anti-personal mines, anti-tank mines and other explosive remnants of war. The Israel Defense Ministry expects to clear approximately 3,000 targets. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI