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This article is not considered a psychological operation. It reports on Israel's recent move to open tenders for over 1,200 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, focusing on the controversial E1 area between East Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim. The expansion, deemed illegal under international law, risks further dividing Palestinian territories and undermining the viability of a future two-state solution, drawing criticism from human rights groups and several Western governments.