Israel evicts Palestinians from east Jerusalem

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Israeli police have evicted two Palestinian families from an east Jerusalem neighborhood. The move has drawn condemnations from the United Nations and Palestinians.

Police arrived Sunday morning and cordoned off part of the Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah before forcibly removing more than 50 people.

UN staff later saw vehicles bringing Jewish settlers to occupy the homes. Israeli police cited a ruling by the country's Supreme Court that the houses belonged to Jews.

They also claimed the Arab families had been living there illegally. Israel occupied and annexed east Jerusalem in 1967 and has since tried to boost Jewish presence there.