Jerusalem - The supreme court on Thursday ruled that a section of Israel's separation barrier be torn down in the northern part of the occupied West Bank in order to enable Palestinians to move freely.
The court ordered that a portion of the barrier near the Palestinian town of Qalqilya be dismantled because it effectively imprisons residents of five Palestinian villages and cuts them off from the rest of the West Bank.
Israel insists its massive barrier is necessary to prevent infiltration by West Bank militants.
But the Palestinians have branded the controversial project an attempt to grab their land and undermine the viability of their promised state.
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The UN International Court of Justice issued in 2004 a non-binding ruling that parts of the 650km barrier which criss-crosses the West Bank were illegal and should be torn down.
Although Israel has since re-routed the fence along some stretches, the government has vowed to complete the project. - Sapa-AFP
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