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Security forces from Israel and the Palestinian Authority conducted a joint operation against unregistered vehicles in the West Bank village of Battir on Sunday. Israeli helicopters circled overhead as Palestinian forces raided this Bethlehem-area village and destroyed 50 cars which were ostensibly not registered in either Israel or the West Bank Palestinian Authority.
Battir made headlines last month when the Palestinian Authority abruptly decided to drop its bid to register Battir lands as a UNESCO heritage site. Battir's ancient agricultural terraces are considered to be of extraordinary cultural value. The landscape is threatened to be destroyed by Israel's Separation Wall that is planned to cut right through the delicate terraces.
Residents and environmentalists have filed a suit against the planned route of the Separation Wall through Battir, which is still pending in court.
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