The Israeli occupation authorities demolished on Thursday two Palestinian-owned houses that were still in the construction stage in the Jericho area of the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli soldiers raided an area in the village of al-Dyouk, west of the ancient city of Jericho, and demolished the two houses, each 100 square meters and owned by a local resident.

Israel claims the houses were built in Area C and without a permit, which is impossible for Palestinians to get for construction in Area C of the occupied West Bank that is under full Israeli military rule and makes up more than 60 percent of the West Bank.