UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Israel to end its "provocative actions" in East Jerusalem Al-Quds and to freeze all its settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.

"The Secretary General is dismayed at continued Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem, including the demolition of Palestinian homes, the eviction of Palestinian families, and the insertion of settlers into Palestinian neighborhoods," a UN statement said on Tuesday.

"The eviction today of a Palestinian family in East Jerusalem is just the most recent incident," AFP quoted the statement as saying.

Ban warned that such actions "stoke tensions, cause suffering and further undermine trust" and urged Israel "to cease such provocative actions."

The UN chief also called on Israel "to implement its commitments" under the roadmap for Middle East peace "by freezing all settlement activity, including natural growth; dismantling outposts; and reopening Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem."