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Israeli military forces have stormed Palestinian residents in the occupied Jerusalem (al-Quds), demolishing their houses by bulldozers.

Witnesses said Israeli bulldozers demolished three houses in the city, banning the settlers from retrieving any of their property before their houses were completely destroyed, International Middle East Media Center reported.

Israeli forces destroy Palestinian houses in Jerusalem (al-Quds) under the pretext that the houses are built without the required permission.

Israel occupied Jerusalem (al-Quds) in 1967 Six-Day war and since then it has rarely given the Palestinian residents any permission to build.

Last year, Israel pledged to halt all settlement activities in East Jerusalem (al-Quds) and West Bank as the peace talks were revived at US-hosted Annapolis Conference.

East Jerusalem (al-Quds) is widely viewed as the capital of Palestinians' future state.

Despite Israel's commitments not to establish new settlements in the Palestinian land, it has in recent months announced the construction of hundreds of new Jewish homes in the territory in breach of the United Nations Security Council resolutions.