IDF said to remove roadblocks near northern border ahead of possible return of displaced residents

The IDF has reportedly removed roadblocks on the northern border which were to prevent civilians from driving on roads that were exposed to anti-tank missile fire from Lebanon.

According to a report by Army Radio, all of the military roadblocks on the Lebanon border were removed in recent days, ahead of a possible return of the displaced residents of the north to their homes.

“The reality in the north has changed,” IDF officials are cited by the radio station as saying.

“There are no longer places you can’t drive. Bypass roads are no longer needed, and citizens can also drive on these roads,” the officials are cited as saying, adding that this freedom of movement is due to the IDF having taken control of areas in south Lebanon, thereby reducing the threat.

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