Ahead of a world court hearing over Israel’s West Bank barrier, a Palestinian suicide bomber killed eight passengers on a Jerusalem bus, and Israeli officials said it was proof of why the controversial fence was needed.

A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up on a crowded Jerusalem bus yesterday, killing eight people and wounding 59 in an attack Israeli officials said proved the need for the disputed separation barrier it is building.

A suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded Jerusalem bus today, killing seven people and wounding 59 in an attack Israeli officials said proved the need for the disputed separation barrier it is building.

Israeli workers started removing a section of the West Bank separation barrier today, a day before the world court begins a hearing on the legality of the structure.

Thousands of Palestinians staged protests against Israel’s West Bank barrier today just two days before the start of world court hearings on the legality of the structure.