I wasnt doubting what you heard...I remember in Gulf War 1 they had to dig out wooden hulled boats to clear the Gulf....but the techniques of mine detection and mine laying has certain evolved sinced then... I know they use helicopters dragging sensors now also.
marking for later read
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/07BD096E-D25C-45C1-9483-8F2FD01F7278.htm
Nearly 5,000 people gathered near Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque, chanting anti-Israel slogans and carrying banners that read "No to Israel" and "Hey Arab leaders, you should be united."
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, met Jordan's King Abdullah II nearby to discuss the situation.
They issued a joint statement demanding "an immediate halt on attacking civilians and vital infrastructure," saying such attacks breached international humanitarian conventions, and called for restraint on all sides.
Egypt and Jordan are the only countries in the region to have signed peace treaties with Israel.