12:51pm UK, Friday August 05, 2005

The latest creations by mysterious artist Banksy have been unveiled - on an Israeli security wall.

Nine stencil spray paintings have been plastered on the Palestinian side of the controversial West Bank barrier, designed to deter suicide bombers.

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Banksy's work on the barrier

One shows the head of a white horse appearing to poke through the wall while another shows children digging what looks like a hole through the barrier.

In a third surreal image, a ladder appears to be going up the wall and over to the other side.

Banksy, who is believed to be from Bristol and calls himself a graffiti artist, made the paintings during a recent trip to Palestine but pictures have just emerged.

His spokeswoman Jo Brooks said: "The Israeli security forces did shoot in the air threateningly and there were quite a few guns pointed at him. The images are still there."

The fence, made of concrete walls and razor-wire fences, has been deemed illegal by the UN, which wants it dismantled.

Expected to be 425 miles long when complete, it has been criticised for separating Palestinians from their jobs and families.

Banksy's other stunts include placing a painting of a can of Tesco tomato soup and a woman wearing a gas mask in galleries in New York.

He also put up a 3.5-tonne bronze spoof of the Old Bailey's statue of Justice in thigh-high PVC boots and a suspender belt.

And earlier this year he left a hoax exhibit at the British Museum - a cave painting of a primitive man pushing a supermarket trolley.

Despite rumours, Banksy's identity has not been confirmed.