The concrete barriers that separate Kibbutz Nahal Oz from north and central Gaza are being taken down, after Israel’s defense establishment assessed that the threat of anti-tank and mortar fire from the Strip has been eliminated, Hebrew media reported on Sunday.

Nahal Oz, located just southeast of Gaza, sits opposite to the so-called “Ridge 70,” a natural mound that grants terrorists in the Gaza Strip an elevated point from which they can fire at the community.

However, the present deployment of the Israel Defense Forces in the security buffer zone along the Strip’s border with Israel, coupled with the destruction of the terrorist infrastructure on Ridge 70 during the War, have led the defense establishment to conclude that this threat has been eliminated, according to Israel’s Channel 12 News.