▁of ▁Q une it ra . ▁Land ▁mines ▁continue ▁to ▁pose ▁a ▁significant ▁danger ▁to ▁U ND OF ▁and ▁the ▁civil ian ▁population . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁explos ives ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁d eter ior ate ▁w ors ens ▁the ▁threat . ▁Mine ▁clear ance ▁is ▁conducted ▁by ▁Aust rian ▁and ▁Polish ▁batt al ions , ▁directed ▁from ▁the ▁U ND OF ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁Ce ase fire ▁line ▁crossing ▁M embers ▁of ▁U ND OF ▁and ▁UN T SO ▁are ▁usually ▁the ▁only ▁individuals ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁Isra eli - S y rian ▁ce ase fire ▁line ▁through ▁the ▁zone . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Israel ▁has ▁allowed ▁Dru ze ▁pil gr ims ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁ce ase fire ▁line ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁shr ine ▁of ▁Ab el ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁In ▁the ▁Al ▁Q un ay ti rah ▁area , ▁a ▁company ▁mon itors ▁the ▁main ▁roads ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁A OS . ▁Several ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁Israel ▁and ▁Sy ria ▁permit ▁cross ings ▁of ▁Arab ▁citizens ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁at ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁gate ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁These ▁people ▁are ▁pil gr ims ▁and ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dam asc us ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights ▁or ▁Israel . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Sy ria ▁allowed ▁a ▁few ▁tr uck s ▁of ▁Dru ze - g rown ▁Gol an ▁app les ▁to ▁be ▁crossed . ▁The ▁tr uck