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**News Article:**
**Tulkarem Residents Evacuate Homes as Israel Prepares Demolitions Amid Settlement Expansion**
TULKAREM, Occupied West Bank – Residents of Tulkarem are scrambling to salvage their possessions as Israeli forces prepare to demolish their homes. The impending demolitions follow an Israeli government decision to approve 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, marking the largest expansion of settlements in decades.
According to local sources, the demolitions will displace more residents. This adds to the tens of thousands Palestinians have already been forced from their homes, and has ignited international concerns about the forced displacment, and violation of international law.
The expansion of settlements, widely condemned by the international community as illegal under international law, has further heightened tensions in the region and threatens to undermine any prospects for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The international community calls for an immediate cessation of settlement activity and respect for the rights of Palestinian residents.
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