Geneva (AFP) – War-torn Gaza is heavily contaminated by unexploded ordnance, which frequently kill and maim people and could threaten recovery efforts far into the future, the UN says. “There’s about explosive ordinance every 600 meters” in Gaza, explains UNMAS chief in the occupied Palestinian Territory, Julius Van der Walt. “Our own data suggests that, since the conflict started more than a thousand people were killed due to indirect conflict” he says, while acknowledging that this figure is severely underreported.
